[FIXED] clear screen returning 256 in python

Issue

I am using mac. I wrote the below code to clear the screen

>>> import os
>>> os.system('clear')

it should clear the screen but its returning 256

its returning 1 for

 import subprocess
>>> subprocess.call("clear")

Solution

I run os.system('clear') on Ubuntu 11.04 alternate : it cleared the screen.

The return value you get depends on the operating system as Python documentation states:

Note that POSIX does not specify the meaning of the return value of the C system() function, so the return value of the Python function is system-dependent.

Answered By - user3522371