Python | os.get_terminal_size() method

OS module in Python provides functions for interacting with the operating system. OS comes under Python’s standard utility modules. This module provides a portable way of using operating system dependent functionality.

os.get_terminal_size() method in Python is used to query the size of a terminal. This method returns the size of a terminal as a pair columns and lines. Here, columns represents width of the terminal window in characters and lines represents height of the terminal window in characters.

Syntax: os.get_terminal_size(fd = STDOUT_FILENO)

Parameter:
fd (optional): A file descriptor. It specifies which file descriptor should be queried. The default value of fd parameter is STDOUT_FILENO or standard output.

Return Type: This method returns a object of class ‘os.terminal_size’ which holds columns and lines attributes.

Code: Use of os.get_terminal_size() method

# Python program to explain os.get_terminal_size() method

# importing os module
import os

# Get the size
# of the terminal
size = os.get_terminal_size()


# Print the size
# of the terminal
print(size)

Output:

os.terminal_size(columns=80, lines=24)