This is what I ended up using:
import time
import sys
import os
def countd():
seconds = 59
minutes = 4
five_minutes = 0
os.system('clear')
os.system('setterm -cursor off')
while five_minutes != 300:
sys.stdout.write("\r%d:%02.f\t" % (minutes, seconds))
sys.stdout.flush()
seconds -= 1
if seconds == -1:
minutes -= 1
seconds = 59
five_minutes += 1
time.sleep(1)
countd()
os.system('setterm -cursor on')
This worked like a charm!
Thank you guys for your help!
Now I'll have to see if I can get the same thing working on a Windows
machine.
Brandon
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com>wrote:
> On 17/02/12 11:38, brandon w wrote:
>
>> I made a timer that counts down from five minutes. This code runs fine
>> but I a seeing a cursor blinking on the first number as the code is
>> running. How do I avoid this?
>>
>>
> Try putting the carriage return at the start of the line. You print the
> line then reset the cursor to the beginning. You want to reset the cursor
> then print leaving the cursor at the end of the line(I assume?)
> If you want to get rid of the cursor entirely then I think you might be
> able to do it via a set tty command or similar - but why would you?!
> And if you do, don't forget to reset it after you finish!
>
>
> while five_minutes != 300:
>> sys.stdout.write("%d:%02.f\r" % (minutes, seconds))
>>
>
> sys.stdout.write("\r%d:%02.f" % (minutes, seconds))
>
> That might do it for you.
>
> --
> Alan G
> Author of the Learn to Program web site
> http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
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