[python] how to clear the screen in python

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clear terminal in python
How to clear python interpreter console?

I'm trying to write a program in Python but I don't know how to clear the screen. I use both Windows and Linux and I use commands to clear the screen in those, but I don't know how to do it in Python.

How do I use Python to clear the screen?

If you mean the screen where you have that interpreter prompt >>> you can do CTRL+L on Bash shell can help. Windows does not have equivalent. You can do

import os
os.system('cls')  # on windows

or

os.system('clear')  # on linux / os x