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pythonpython-3.xtimelineclock
Tasman Orkiszewski
Tasman Orkiszewski

Reputation: 23

Print time that updates automatically

I want to print the current time on screen in hours and minutes that updates automatically without making a new line, as well as print another line with the seconds that also updates automatically on a second line. Thanks in advance! This is what I have so far:

import time
from datetime import datetime

while True:
    now = datetime.now()
    current_time = now.strftime("%I:%M %p")
    current_second = now.strftime("%S")
    print("\r" + "Clock: ", current_time, end= ' ')
    print("\r" + "\n" + "Seconds: ", current_second, end=' ')
    time.sleep(1)

This is what the output looks like: Output

The seconds out like they should, but the time does not

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1271

Answers (3)

Tes3awy
Tes3awy

Reputation: 2266

Combining @Rhuamer's answer with your code, you can do something like:

import subprocess
import sys
import time
from datetime import datetime

clear = "cls" if sys.platform == "win32" else "clear"
while True:
    now = datetime.now()
    current_time = now.strftime("%I:%M %p")
    current_second = now.strftime("%S")
    print(f"\rClock: {current_time}", flush=True, end="\n")
    print(f"Seconds: {current_second}", flush=True, end="")
    time.sleep(1)
    subprocess.run(clear, shell=True)

Upvotes: 1

JonSG
JonSG

Reputation: 13087

The heart of this question is based around how to clear the console and there are a number of good answers here Clear terminal in Python and I recommend you explore it. The other part of the question deals with writing on multiple lines and so I feel this is not quite a duplicate.

I think the easiest way to get what you seek might be to use an f-string and simply do:

import time
from datetime import datetime

while True:
    now = datetime.now()
    current_time = now.strftime("%I:%M %p")
    current_second = now.strftime("%S")
    print(f"\033cClock: {current_time}\nSeconds: {current_second}")
    time.sleep(1)

If that does not quite work correctly, there are other more slightly extended escape codes you can explore such as \033c\033[3J. I have tested the \033c on a few terminals with success though.

If after reviewing that other question, you feel this is a duplicate, just let me know and I will remove this answer and you can close the question.

Upvotes: 1

Rhuamer
Rhuamer

Reputation: 68

Try clearing the console with a clear method. Define it like this:

from os import system, name

if name == "nt":
    clear = lambda: system("cls")
else:
    clear = lambda: system("clear")

and then just call it every loop

Upvotes: 1

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