Set Console Width (Windows, Python)

Question

I am working on a little text based console game using Python. Because I am using some ASCII art I have to ensure that the width of the console is the same for everyone after launch of my game. Can anyone tell me how to set the console width and height ? :)

Greetz

Flo

Contiguous

This may help you: How can I change the width of a Windows console window? – Sol

Answer 1

The easiest way is to execute the mode command.

e.g. for a 80x25 window:

C:\> mode con: cols=25 lines=80

Or in Python:

subprocess.Popen(["mode", "con:", "cols=25", "lines=80"])

Libido

Ok I imported subprocess but it still does not work :c i get a "FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden" error -.- – Contiguous

Ok got it working by myself ;) I just used os.system("mode con: cols=25 lines=80") – Contiguous

LOL, mode is a cmd command, not a executable, subprocess.Popen(["mode", "con:", "cols=25", "lines=80"]) definitely does not work. – Vanir

@Vanir There's nothing to "LOL" at. Everyone makes mistakes. You could instead request an edit to the comment... – Corporation

Answer 2

a) To check the size of the Terminal Window

import os

x = os.get_terminal_size().lines
y = os.get_terminal_size().columns

print(x)
print(y)

b) To change the size of the Terminal Window

import os

cmd = 'mode 50,20'
os.system(cmd)

c) To change the color of the Terminal Window

import os

cmd = 'color 5E'     
os.system(cmd)

Sheepfold

This answered my next question! A follow-up is that it is for 3.3 or higher, so Python 2 users need to import future. – Crosley

How can I reset the size? – Aircrew

This is super - but I guess as part of the functionality of the mode command the scroll bar disappears :-/ – Rearm

Answer 3

Kudo's to Malte Bublitz for already explaining why this works (Python 3+):

os.system(f'mode con: cols={cols} lines={lines}')

Klaus

Not system independent though, Windows only, for MacOS see: #59357299 – Klaus