Clearing The Interactive Python Environment

[Peter Hansen]

Ben C wrote:
> 
> Sorry to bother the group with such a trivial Q but for some reason I
> can not find an answer to this in the docs ... how does one 'clear'
> the Python environment .... so all loaded modules and variables are
> freed? (ie return the Python environment back to its initial state at
> start up) I assumed it would have been in the sys module?

Since the subject mentions "Interactive", the answer is:

On Unix: Ctrl-D then 'python'
On Windows: Ctrl-Z then 'python'

:-)

(No other options are guaranteed effective.)