# console_progressbar.py

# console_progressbar.py

import time, sys, os
def clear(): os.system('cls||clear') ###ZZZ might be quite glitchy

class ProgressBar():
    pointer = 0
    width = 50

    def __call__(self,x):
        # x in percent
        self.pointer = int(self.width*(x/100.0))
        progress = '\r > ' + chr(178)*self.pointer + ':'*(self.width-self.pointer)+\
        " < %d Percent  " % int(x)

        #clear()
        sys.stdout.write(progress)
        sys.stdout.flush()

print
pb = ProgressBar()
for i in range(101):
    pb(i)
    time.sleep(0.1)

print "\n\n *** Task Now Complete ***"