Btw...does that mean that system('cls') only works on Windows...or to
say it otherwise: the program isn't platform independant?2008/12/25 Dennis van Oosterhout <de.slotenzwem...@gmail.com>: > Hello Arno, > > thanks for the explanation! I have one more question: on the python > site it says it's better to replace the system commands by subprocess > and Popen. > Now I searched for some good example for my specific case (as I have > no idea how it should work and I don't get it any clearer by reading > http://docs.python.org/3.0/library/subprocess.html#module-subprocess) > and I found this: > >> import subprocess >> def clear(): >> subProcess.Popen('clear') > > But it just doesn't seem to work. Would you have any idea how it would work? > > Once more thanks for the first answer, > > Devilly > > > 2008/12/25 Python <pyt...@rgbaz.eu> >> >> On 25 dec 2008, at 11:22, Dennis van Oosterhout wrote: >> >>> Hi there! I was searching for a way to clear the 'DOS screen'/command >>> screen etc. and found that os.system('cls') works for this. I was just >>> wondering where I can find al the commands which can be used for >>> os.system(). I searched with google but I didn't find an answer. In the >>> official python tutorial it says os.system('command') executes the command, >>> but it doesn't say which commands exist (or I'm just blind). >>> >>> Does anyone have an answer for this question? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Devilly >> >> Hey Deville, >> >> >> os.system() executes commands that you usually use in a shell outside python. >> so in the case of you being a windows user, you replace 'command' with any >> DOS >> command. >> >> gr >> Arno > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
