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user9917901
user9917901

Reputation:

Python deleting input line

I would like to have an input loop in python 3 where the information which gets typed in gets deleted from terminal automatically (f.eks. after 3 seconds) I know the function with \r to go back in line, but struggle with the automatic new line after input. 

while True:
    inputStr = (input("Add the hidden word: ")).lower()
    processingTheInput(inputStr) #some sort of function using the input word

Upvotes: 2

Views: 5634

Answers (2)

bashBedlam
bashBedlam

Reputation: 1500

Ansi escape codes will not work the same on all terminals but this might suit your needs. The ‘\033’ is the escape character. The ‘[1A’ says go up one line and the ‘[K’ says erase to the end of this line.

prompt = 'Add the hidden word: '
inputStr = input(prompt).lower()
print ('\033[1A' + prompt + '\033[K')

Upvotes: 3

Ironkey
Ironkey

Reputation: 2607

You want to clear the terminal with a function

# import only system from os 
from os import system, name 

# import sleep to show output for some time period 
from time import sleep 

# define our clear function 
def clear(): 

    # for windows 
    if name == 'nt': 
        _ = system('cls') 

    # for mac and linux(here, os.name is 'posix') 
    else: 
        _ = system('clear')

Now you need to have a function that adds your word into a list then runs the clear function, then finally can pick a word at the end

Upvotes: 0

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