jtpereyda / pymultilinerewrite

Python rewrite multiple lines; cross platform

pymultilinerewrite

Rewrite multiple console lines in Python.

Cross Platform

Tested on Windows 10 and on Linux.

Demo Source

multiline.py

import time
import sys
import colorama

colorama.init()

print("Line 1")
time.sleep(1)
print("Line 2")
time.sleep(1)
print("Line 3 (no eol)", end="")
sys.stdout.flush()
time.sleep(1)
print("\rLine 3 the sequel")
time.sleep(1)
print("\033[ALine 3 the second sequel")
time.sleep(1)
print("\033[A\033[A\033[ALine 1 the sequel")
time.sleep(1)
print()  # skip two lines so that lines 2 and 3 don't get overwritten by the next console prompt
print()

Demo Output

> python3 multiline.py
Line 1 the sequel
Line 2
Line 3 the second sequel
>