Delete Characters in Python Printed Line

Solution 1:

write('\b')  # <-- backup 1-character

Solution 2:

Just to illustrate the great answers given by @user590028 and @Kimvais

sys.stdout.write('\b') # move back the cursor
sys.stdout.write(' ')  # write an empty space to override the
                       # previous written character.
sys.stdout.write('\b') # move back the cursor again.

# Combining all 3 in one shot: 
sys.stdout.write('\b \b')

# In case you want to move cursor one line up. See [1] for more reference.
sys.stdout.write("\033[F")

References
[1] This answer by Sven Marnachin in Python Remove and Replace Printed Items
[2] Blog post about building progress bars

Solution 3:

When you are using print(), you can set end as \r, which will replace the text in the line with the new text.

print(text, end="\r")