How can I clear the interpreter console?
console, python, windows
Solution
As you mentioned, you can do a system call:
For Windows:
>>> import os
>>> clear = lambda: os.system('cls')
>>> clear()
For Linux it would be:
>>> import os
>>> clear = lambda: os.system('clear')
>>> clear()
Problem
Like most Python developers, I typically keep a console window open with the Python interpreter running to test commands, `dir()` stuff, `help() stuff`, etc. Like any console, after a while the visible backlog of past commands and prints gets to be cluttered, and sometimes confusing when re-running the same command several times. I'm wondering if, and how, to clear the Python interpreter console. I've heard about doing a system call and either calling `cls` on Windows or `clear` on Linux, but I was hoping there was something I could command the interpreter itself to do. Note: I'm running on Windows, so Ctrl + L doesn't work.