[Python-ideas] built in to clear terminal

Sorry -- I can't find the thread, but there was a discussion on this list about whether there should be a built in for clearing the terminal screen.

I'm was on the fence about it -- but one more data point:

One of my beginning Python students just submitted code with this in it:

def clear_screen(): ''' Function: clear_screen() (Windows/Unix) Input: None Process: Clear Screen Output: None ''' if (opSys == 'Windows'): os.system('cls') else: os.system('clear') return None

Which makes me think -- yes, it would be nice to have that available in the standard lib somewhere.

-CHB