Small script for animated loading. (without any graphics modules)

2d_loading.py

import time

display = [[0 for columns in range(10)] for rows in range(6)]


def draw(freq: float = 0.05):
    to_print = ''

    time.sleep(freq)
    print('\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n')

    for line in display:
        for item in line:
            to_print += '#' if item == 1 else '.'
        print(to_print)
        to_print = ''


def go_circle(lu: list, ld: list, rd: list, ru: list, tail: int = 1):
    dot = list(lu)
    dot_stack = []

    while dot != ld:
        dot[0] += 1
        display[dot[0]][dot[1]] = 1
        dot_stack.append(list(dot))
        draw(0.083)
        if len(dot_stack) == tail:
            dot_to_delete = dot_stack.pop(0)
            display[dot_to_delete[0]][dot_to_delete[1]] = 0

    while dot != rd:
        dot[1] += 1
        display[dot[0]][dot[1]] = 1
        dot_stack.append(list(dot))
        draw()
        if len(dot_stack) == tail:
            dot_to_delete = dot_stack.pop(0)
            display[dot_to_delete[0]][dot_to_delete[1]] = 0

    while dot != ru:
        dot[0] -= 1
        display[dot[0]][dot[1]] = 1
        dot_stack.append(list(dot))
        draw(0.083)
        if len(dot_stack) == tail:
            dot_to_delete = dot_stack.pop(0)
            display[dot_to_delete[0]][dot_to_delete[1]] = 0

    while dot != lu:
        dot[1] -= 1
        display[dot[0]][dot[1]] = 1
        dot_stack.append(list(dot))
        draw()
        if len(dot_stack) == tail:
            dot_to_delete = dot_stack.pop(0)
            display[dot_to_delete[0]][dot_to_delete[1]] = 0

    while len(dot_stack):
        dot_to_delete = dot_stack.pop(0)
        display[dot_to_delete[0]][dot_to_delete[1]] = 0
        draw()


while 1:
    go_circle([0, 0], [5, 0], [5, 9], [0, 9], 10)