title: Clear command line output from Python [Eclipse]
body: <p>I'm using Eclipse for writing Python, and I want to be able to easily clear the screen. I've seen <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/517970/how-to-clear-python-interpreter-console">this question</a>, and tried (among other things suggested there) the following solution</p>
  
  <pre><code>import os
  
  def clear():
      os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but it doesn't entirely solve my problem. Instead of clearing the screen, the routine prints a small square (as if wanting to print an unknown character) to the command output window in Eclipse.</p>
  
  <p>Typing <code>cls</code> in the command line works perfectly fine, as does running a Python script with the above code from command line. But how can I make it look nice in Eclipse as well?</p>