[Python] How do I erase the last word printed onto the terminal?

I would like to be able to erase the last word printed onto the terminal. The last word should be the last string of text following a space. The following code simulates what I am trying to achieve. I want a function remove_last_word() that will erase str.

import random

words = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'dog', 'elephant', 'flower', 'guitar', 'house', 'island', 'jungle']
str = 'stop.\n'

for i in range(0, random.randint(0, 100)):
print(random.choice(words), end=' ')
print(str, end='')

remove_last_word()


Simply printing a carriage return won't work because there might be a newline at the end of the word. Moving the cursor up a line and printing a carriage return won't work because that will overwrite the previous words printed onto the terminal. I need a way to access the contents of the terminal so that I can find the start of the the last word.

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