Output to the same line overwriting previous

Question

how to get output to the same line by overwriting previous received Timing(countdown) by NTP server. As shown below after each second timing is receiving in next row.

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Answer 1

You can use the "return"-character \r to return to the beginning of the line. In Python 2.x, you'll have to use sys.stdout.write and sys.stdout.flush instead of print.

import time, sys
while True:
    sys.stdout.write("\r" + time.ctime())
    sys.stdout.flush()
    time.sleep(1)

In Python 3.3, you can use the print function, with end and flush parameters:

    print(time.ctime(), end="\r", flush=True)

Note, however, that this way you can only replace the last line on the screen. If you want to have a "live" clock in a more complex console-only UI, you should check out curses.

import time, curses
scr = curses.initscr()
scr.addstr(0, 0, "Current Time:")
scr.addstr(2, 0, "Hello World!")
while True:
    scr.addstr(0, 20, time.ctime())
    scr.refresh()
    time.sleep(1)