Hello,
I tried on Python 2.7.10 and Python 3.5.2 and Ctrl-L doesn't work on both.
I tried on 2 PCs with Windows 7 and none of them worked.
What is your Windows version? Are you trying on the cmd.exe console or PS?
Best regards,
JM
quinta-feira, 29 de Setembro de 2016 às 08:09:13 UTC+1, Stephan Houben
escreveu:
> Hi all,
>
> I just tried with this official Python binary:
> Python 3.5.2 (v3.5.2:4def2a2901a5, Jun 25 2016, 22:01:18) [MSC v.1900 32
> bit (Intel)] on win32
>
> and CTRL-L for sure does clear the window. It just doesn't then move the
> prompt to the top, so you end up with a bunch of empty lines, followed by
> the prompt.
>
> Stephan
>
> 2016-09-29 8:50 GMT+02:00 João Matos <jcrm...@gmail.com <javascript:>>:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Yes, Ctrl-L doesn't clear the screen on Windows.
>> Making Ctrl-L clear the screen would be a good solution (no need for a
>> clear screen command).
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> JM
>>
>> quinta-feira, 29 de Setembro de 2016 às 03:06:26 UTC+1, Steven D'Aprano
>> escreveu:
>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 10:05:16AM -0700, João Matos wrote:
>>> > Hello,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > It doesn't work in Windows.
>>>
>>> What is "it"? Are you talking about Ctrl-L to clear the screen?
>>>
>>>
>>> Perhaps we should start by adding Ctrl-L as a standard way to clear the
>>> Python REPL, in the same way that Ctrl-C is the standard way to
>>> interrupt the interpreter regardless of whether you are using Linux, Mac
>>> or Windows.
>>>
>>> (Also, it seems a shame that Ctrl-D is EOF in Linux and Mac, but Windows
>>> is Ctrl-Z + Return. Can that be standardized to Ctrl-D everywhere?)
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Steve
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