I want to write a program using Python in which looks something like this-
text = input("Enter an integer:")
But as soon as the user enters an integer and clicks Enter, the entire line gets deleted. Then, I would like to add another line in it's place.
I know about \r, and how it can be used to get to the beginning of a line, but am not sure how to proceed from there onwards. I also don't want the input to be written over the line, Enter an integer in this case.
I'm using a MacOS Terminal with a zsh shell.
One workaround would be to follow your input() with a print() statement that begins with the special character \0331A which returns to the start of the previous line in the console, followed by \033[K which erases the line until its end. Then you can proceed with any other printing you want to do:
text = input("Enter an integer:")
print('\033[1A', '\033[K', end='')
print('Some new text')
To explain what is happening, we are using ANSI escape codes to control the console. The special character \033 (ESC) takes parameters as documented here. We are using it twice:
\033[1A - the parameter is 1A. The A means to move the cursor up some number of rows, and 1 is that number.\033[K - the parameter is K. This command erases from the cursor position to the end of the row.