#!/usr/bin/env python3 import random import shutil import sys def main(): term_size = shutil.get_terminal_size() lines = term_size.lines cols = term_size.columns # Number of characters to write to screen count = 1 * 1024**2 # Characters to choose from alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRTSTUVWXYZ0123456789 ' # Enter alt screen sys.stdout.write('\033[?1049h') for _ in range(count): # Generate a random location and a random character pos = (random.randint(0, cols), random.randint(0, lines)) c = random.choice(alphabet) # Write character sys.stdout.write(f'\033[{pos[1] + 1};{pos[0] + 1}H') sys.stdout.write(c) # Leave alt screen sys.stdout.write('\033[?1049l') if __name__ == '__main__': sys.exit(main())