Using curses module with sikuli

what about just issuing a clear command using run("clear")?

... and then start writing your stuff again, now from top of the window again.

Tried that and got following error:
[error] ResourceLoaderBasic: runcmd: fatal error: Cannot run program "clear": CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified.

I also tried run("cls") which if I type directly into the command window, it does clear the window, but if used in sikuli, gets the same output above:
[error] ResourceLoaderBasic: runcmd: fatal error: Cannot run program "cls": CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified.

I'm not going to lie, I slapped my head when you replied with that, thinking "omg, so simple".
Any other ideas?

ok, i guess, cls is an internal command.

try this instead:
run("cmd /c cls")

Here's something that might help. I took what you said and researched it and came across this bit of code...

import os
#define
def clearscreen():
    os.system('cls' if os.name=='nt' else 'clear')
# now, to clear the screen
clearscreen()

Tried that and didn't work (I have added import os to the top of my script), I then modified to...
def clearscreen():
    if os.name=='nt': os.system('cls')
    else: os.system('clear')

still no luck and then I added this...
print os.name

and it prints out...
java

I then started looking through java console commands to clear the screen and have tried
def clearscreen():
    print os.name
    if os.name=='nt': os.system('cls')
    elif os.name == 'java':
        print "\u001b[2J\u001b[H",
        print "\033[2J",
        print "\x1B[H\x1B[J",
    else: os.system('clear')

No errors anymore, it prints java and then the three java print lines (which I just copied and pasted from a "Clear console in java" search) don't print anything and script continues as normal. I'm surprised the os.name responds with java.

Wow, your response time is Quick! sorry, I was typing and testing all that while you responded...

Tried what you said, I now have:
def clearscreen():
    run("cmd /c cls")

and then call clearscreen() but still nothing happens. No error message either.
again, I tested it from command window, and typing cmd /c cls directly into the prompt does clear the screen.

Response time: I am just sitting in front of my MacBook Air and trying to answer "easier" SikuliX questions fits inbetween ;-)

... but in this case I tried to make my life a bit easy ;-)

what I suggested is not targeted towards the running command window, but is just processed internally in a subprocess and hence does nothing.

--- I'm surprised the os.name responds with java.
this is because SikuliX is a java application and hence the system environment seen by Jython is Java by design (this is why Java programs run on every system, that has a suitable JVM available).

So the only possible solution with SikuliX seems to be to use type("cls"+Key.ENTER) to the command window:

def clearscreen(myApp):
    App.focus("command prompt") # use a suitable part of the command window title
    wait(1)
    type("cls"+Key.ENTER)
    App.focus(myApp)
    wait(1)

clearscreen("myApp title") # use a suitable part of your target app's window title

about App.focus() just have a look at the docs

Sorry about the delay, I have been overseas.
I've tried your above suggestion without success - and I think it's because while the script is running there is no command input.

def clearscreen():
    Cmd = App("Sikuli Command Prompt")
    Cmd.focus()
    wait(1)
    type("cls"+Key.ENTER)
    OriginalApp.focus()
    wait(1)

Where OriginalApp is already defined as the window I'm generally working with.
It swaps focus, but as there is no prompt, the type("cls"+Key.ENTER) has no effect.

Is there a way to utilise the curses library (or anything similar) or would I have to start programming through a different IDE?

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I do not think that there is a short term solution for your request.

What you see in the command line window is simply the continuous output line by line to stdout produced by the Python print statement or internally by Java's System.out.println().

A possible solution would be to setup a JFrame window in your script, that sits somewhere on the screen in a place, where it does not interfere with the automation workflow and that you fill with whatever you want.

A SikuliX integrated solution for this will only be available with version 2.