How to reset cursor to the beginning of the same line in Python

Question

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How to print some information on the same line without introducing a new line

Answer 1

Python 3

You can use keyword arguments to print:

print('string', end='\r', flush=True)

• end='\r' replaces the default end-of-line behavior with '\r'
• flush=True flushes the buffer, making the printed text appear immediately.

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Python 2

In 2.6+ you can use from __future__ import print_function at the start of the script to enable Python 3 behavior. Or use the old way:

Python's print puts a newline after each command, unless you suppress it with a trailing comma. So, the print command is:

print 'You have finished {0}%\r'.format(percentage),

Note the comma at the end.

Unfortunately, Python only sends the output to the terminal after a complete line. The above is not a complete line, so you need to flush it manually:

import sys
sys.stdout.flush()