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Python

Rachel Harif
Rachel Harif
323 Points
Posted by Rachel Harif
Rachel Harif
323 Points

How to clear the console in workspace?

This is probably a newbie question, but I'm trying to clear out the console in workspace so I can have a fresh page to run my programs. Is there a way to clear the console from whatever I was doing earlier in order to keep my workspace fresh?

7 Answers

Kenneth Love
STAFF
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

You'll have to exit the Python interpreter, if you haven't already (exit()) and then, like Shawn Anderton said, clear and press return/enter in the console.

thomas shepard
thomas shepard
278 Points
thomas shepard
thomas shepard
278 Points

treehouse:~/workspace$ python
Python 3.6.4 (default, Mar 6 2019, 21:22:09)
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

import math
math.ceil(21.24)
22
clear
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'clear' is not defined

ernestmurewa
ernestmurewa
3,889 Points
ernestmurewa
ernestmurewa
3,889 Points

Ctrl + L

Shawn Anderton
Shawn Anderton
24,124 Points
Shawn Anderton
Shawn Anderton
24,124 Points

type clear in the console.

James demby
James demby
10,296 Points
James demby
James demby
10,296 Points

Thanks! very helpful Mr. Love

fdimas
fdimas
10,098 Points

enter "quit"