colorist 1.2.3

Colorist for Python

🌈 Colorist for Python 🌈

Lightweight Python package that makes it easy and fast to print terminal messages in colors.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or higher

Installation

PyPI

Assuming that Python is installed already, execute this command in the terminal:

pip3 install colorist

If you already have installed Colorist for Python, use this command to upgrade to latest version:

pip3 install --upgrade colorist

Homebrew

If you already have installed the Homebrew package manager for Mac and Linux, execute this terminal command to tap Colorist for Python:

brew tap jakob-bagterp/colorist

And then install:

brew install colorist

Text Colors

Getting Started

Full Terminal Output

How to print a full line of colored text in the terminal:

from colorist import green, yellow, red

green("This is GREEN!")
yellow("This is YELLOW!")
red("This is RED!")

How it appears in the terminal:

Custom Terminal Output

How to customize terminal messages and change color inside a paragraph:

from colorist import Color

print(f"I want {Color.RED}red{Color.OFF} color inside this paragraph")

print(f"Both {Color.GREEN}green{Color.OFF} and {Color.YELLOW}yellow{Color.OFF} are nice colors")

How it appears in the terminal:

from colorist import BrightColor

print(f"I want {BrightColor.CYAN}cyan{BrightColor.OFF} color inside this paragraph")

How it appears in the terminal:

Remember to use Color.OFF or BrightColor.OFF every time you want to revert back to the default terminal text style. Otherwise the color may spill over and into other terminal messages.

Other String Formats

It's easier and more readable to use f-strings as in the examples above, but you can also use string format:

from colorist import Color

print("I want {0}red{1} color inside this paragraph".format(Color.RED, Color.OFF))

How it appears in the terminal:

Supported Text Colors

Color	Full Text Function	Custom	Example
	green("text")	Color.GREEN
	yellow("text")	Color.YELLOW
	red("text")	Color.RED
	magenta("text")	Color.MAGENTA
	blue("text")	Color.BLUE
	cyan("text")	Color.CYAN
	white("text")	Color.WHITE
	black("text")	Color.BLACK
-	-	Color.OFF	-
	bright_green("text")	BrightColor.GREEN
	bright_yellow("text")	BrightColor.YELLOW
	bright_red("text")	BrightColor.RED
	bright_magenta("text")	BrightColor.MAGENTA
	bright_blue("text")	BrightColor.BLUE
	bright_cyan("text")	BrightColor.CYAN
	bright_white("text")	BrightColor.WHITE
	bright_black("text")	BrightColor.BLACK
-	-	BrightColor.OFF	-

Background Colors

Getting Started

Full Terminal Output

How to print a full line of text with colored background in the terminal:

from colorist import bg_green, bg_yellow, bg_red

bg_green("This is GREEN background!")
bg_yellow("This is YELLOW background!")
bg_red("This is RED background!")

How it appears in the terminal:

Custom Terminal Output

How to customize terminal messages and change background color inside a paragraph:

from colorist import BgColor

print(f"I want {BgColor.RED}red{BgColor.OFF} background color inside this paragraph")

print(f"Both {BgColor.GREEN}green{BgColor.OFF} and {BgColor.YELLOW}yellow{BgColor.OFF} are nice background colors")

How it appears in the terminal:

from colorist import BgBrightColor

print(f"I want {BgBrightColor.CYAN}cyan{BgBrightColor.OFF} background color inside this paragraph")

How it appears in the terminal:

As with text colors, remember to use BgColor.OFF or BgBrightColor.OFF every time you want to revert back to the default terminal text style. Otherwise the color may spill over and into other terminal messages.

Supported Background Colors

Color	Full Text Function	Custom	Example
	bg_green("text")	BgColor.GREEN
	bg_yellow("text")	BgColor.YELLOW
	bg_red("text")	BgColor.RED
	bg_magenta("text")	BgColor.MAGENTA
	bg_blue("text")	BgColor.BLUE
	bg_cyan("text")	BgColor.CYAN
	bg_white("text")	BgColor.WHITE
	bg_black("text")	BgColor.BLACK
-	-	BgColor.OFF	-
	bg_bright_green("text")	BgBrightColor.GREEN
	bg_bright_yellow("text")	BgBrightColor.YELLOW
	bg_bright_red("text")	BgBrightColor.RED
	bg_bright_magenta("text")	BgBrightColor.MAGENTA
	bg_bright_blue("text")	BgBrightColor.BLUE
	bg_bright_cyan("text")	BgBrightColor.CYAN
	bg_bright_white("text")	BgBrightColor.WHITE
	bg_bright_black("text")	BgBrightColor.BLACK
-	-	BgBrightColor.OFF	-

Effects

Getting Started

In addition to colors, Colorist for Python can also add effects to text messages in the terminal.

Full Terminal Output

How to print a full line of text effect in the terminal:

from colorist import effect_blink

effect_blink("This is BLINKING!")

How it appears in the terminal:

And this can also be combined with an optional color:

from colorist import Color, effect_blink

effect_blink("This is BLINKING!", Color.CYAN)

How it appears in the terminal:

Custom Terminal Output

How to customize terminal messages and change effect inside a paragraph:

from colorist import Effect

print(f"I want {Effect.UNDERLINE}underlined text{Effect.UNDERLINE_OFF} inside this paragraph")

print(f"I want {Effect.BOLD}emphasized text{Effect.BOLD_OFF} inside this paragraph")

How it appears in the terminal:

Effects can also be mixed with colors:

from colorist import Color, Effect

print(f"I want both {Color.RED}colored and {Effect.BLINK}blinking{Effect.BLINK_OFF} text{Color.OFF} inside this paragraph")

How it appears in the terminal:

Similar to Color.OFF, remember to turn off an effect with the relevant reset option (e.g Effect.BOLD_OFF, Effect.DIM_OFF, etc. or even just Effect.OFF) every time you want to revert back to the default terminal text style. Otherwise the effect may spill over and into other terminal messages.

Supported Effects

Effect	Full Text Function	Custom	Reset	Example
Bold	effect_bold("text")	Effect.BOLD	Effect.BOLD_OFF
Dim	effect_dim("text")	Effect.DIM	Effect.DIM_OFF
Underline	effect_underline("text")	Effect.UNDERLINE	Effect.UNDERLINE_OFF
Blink	effect_blink("text")	Effect.BLINK	Effect.BLINK_OFF
Reverse	effect_reverse("text")	Effect.REVERSE	Effect.REVERSE_OFF
Hide	effect_hide("text")	Effect.HIDE	Effect.HIDE_OFF
-	-	-	Effect.OFF	-

Donate

This module is free to use. And if you like it, feel free to buy me a coffee.

Contribute

If you have suggestions or changes to the module, feel free to add to the code and create a pull request.

Report Bugs

Report bugs and issues here.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2022 – present Jakob Bagterp

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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