If you just want a single line you can use chr(13) which is a carriage return. If you want a more complex program you'll need a curses type library hth, wayne
On 12/10/10, Modulok <modu...@gmail.com> wrote: > List, > > Forgive me if I don't describe this well, I'm new to it: > > Assume I'm working in a command shell on a terminal. Something like > tcsh on xterm, for example. I have a program which does *something*. > Let's say it counts down from 10. How do I print a value, and then > erase that value, replacing it with another value? Say I had something > like '10' that appears, then wait a second, then the 10 is replaced by > '9'... '8'.. and so forth. The point is, I don't want to print to a > new line, nor do I want the new number to appear next to the previous > number... I just want to change it in place. (If that makes any > sense?) Think of console based progress counters in programs like > fetch or wget, or lame. > > How do you do this in Python? > -Modulok- > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
