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-====== Clear Screen ======
-**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
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-====== Usage ======
-Call this function to clear the command line screen:
-<code python>
-clear_screen()
-..do other stuff now that my screen is clear!
-</code>
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-====== The Code ======
-<code python>
-import sys,subprocess
-def clear_screen():
-  if(sys.platform == "win32"):
-    subprocess.call("cls", shell=True)
-  else:
-    subprocess.call("clear", shell=True)
-</code>
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