For file operations, Python uses the operating system’s default buffering unless you configure it do otherwise. You can specify a buffer size, unbuffered, or line buffered. For example, the open function takes a buffer size argument. http://docs.python.org/library/functions.html#open “The optional buffering argument specifies the file’s desired buffer size:” 0 means unbuffered, 1 means line buffered, any … Read more
It depends on your console but if it supports ANSI escape sequences, then try this.. Also, you can print multiple end of lines (“\n”) and simulate the clear screen. At the end clear, at most in the unix shell, not removes the previous content, only moves it up and if you make scroll down can … Read more
From the docs of the flush method: Flushes the output stream and forces any buffered output bytes to be written out. The general contract of flush is that calling it is an indication that, if any bytes previously written have been buffered by the implementation of the output stream, such bytes should immediately be written to their intended destination. … Read more
In Python 3, print can take an optional flush argument: In Python 2 you’ll have to do after calling print. By default, print prints to sys.stdout (see the documentation for more about file objects).