Move one character to the left in the console

Question

In the console, you can print "\b"to erase the character to the left of the cursor (backspace) like this

print "the last char is going to be erased\b" # the last char is going to be erased

How easy is it to move one position to the left instead of erasing (left arrow)?

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peter Apr 22 '12 at 0:37

1 answer

Mark reed · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-22T01:07:53+0000

It depends on the type of terminal and connection, but you can usually assume the ANSI cursor is moving, so the cursor left is ESC + '[' + 'D':

print "The cursor should be here:> <\e[D\e[D"
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