From: Stan Ulbrych <89152624+StanFromIreland@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:23:58 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: `_pyrepl/pager.py`: call `less` with `--clear-screen` (#146382)
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`_pyrepl/pager.py`: call `less` with `--clear-screen` (#146382)
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diff --git a/Lib/_pyrepl/pager.py b/Lib/_pyrepl/pager.py
index 1fddc63e3ee3..92afaa5933a2 100644
--- a/Lib/_pyrepl/pager.py
+++ b/Lib/_pyrepl/pager.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def pipe_pager(text: str, cmd: str, title: str = '') -> None:
         '.'
         '?e (END):?pB %pB\\%..'
         ' (press h for help or q to quit)')
-    env['LESS'] = '-RmPm{0}$PM{0}$'.format(prompt_string)
+    env['LESS'] = '-RcmPm{0}$PM{0}$'.format(prompt_string)
     proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
                             errors='backslashreplace', env=env)
     assert proc.stdin is not None