General Information

A clear screen function that supports Windows, Unix, or Linux CLI programs.

Checklist

• import sys : to check for platform
• import subprocess : to send commands to the OS

Call this function to clear the command line screen:

clear_screen()
..do other stuff now that my screen is clear!

import sys,subprocess
 
def clear_screen():
  if(sys.platform == "win32"):
    subprocess.call("cls", shell=True)
  else:
    subprocess.call("clear", shell=True)