Robert Jackson wrote:
> I have a few lines of code as follows:
>
> CONFIGFILE = raw_input("Enter config location: ")
> while CONFIGFILE == "":
> CONFIGFILE = raw_input("You must enter configuration file location:
> ")
>
> Let's say the user hits enter past the initial raw_input request. The user
> will then be in the while loop. Any subsequent "enters" by the user will
> result in a brand new line that reads: "You must enter configuration file
> location: ".
>
> Is there a way to clear out the CURRENT line while in the *while* loop so
> that even if the user hits enter a few extra times, it'll stay in the SAME
> line that reads "You must enter a configuration file location: " (and not
> fill up the screen with the same text over and over)?
CONFIGFILE = raw_input("Enter config location: ")
prompt = "You must enter configuration file location: "
while CONFIGFILE == "":
CONFIGFILE = raw_input(prompt)
prompt = ""
Kent
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