colour-splash 0.4.0

A simple tool enabling easy colouring of terminal outputs

Colour Splash

A simple tool enabling easy colouring of terminal outputs

Download

Using PIP to use a imported Module

pip install colour_splash

Manually to embed into a project

git clone https://github.com/lachlan2357/python-colour-splash into your project directory

Usage

Include import colour_splash at the top of your file

Examples

Red text colour with white background

colour_splash.colour("this is red text with a white background", "red", "white") or colour_splash.colour("this is red text with a white background", colour_splash.colours.red, colour_splash.colours.white)

Only white background

colour_splash.colour("this is text with a white background", background = "white") or colour_splash.colour("this is text with a white background", background = colour_splash.colours.white)

Dim text

colour_splash.colour("this is dim text", "dim") or colour_splash.colour("this is dim text", colour_splash.styles.dim)

Functions

colour_splash.colour()

Changes the foreground, background or both-grounds of text

Parameters:

• text the text you wish to be coloured
• foreground (optional): the string/colours value of the name of the colour you wish to use as the foreground (text) colour
• background (optional): the string/colours value of the name of the colour you wish to use as the background (highlighted) colour

colour_splash.style()

Changes the style of text

Parameters:

• text: the text you wish to be styled
• style (optional): the string/styles value of the name of the style you wish to use

colour_splash.colour_start()

Starts a specific colour for all proceeding text

Parameters:

• foreground (optional): the string/colours value of the name of the colour you wish to use as the foreground (text) colour
• background (optional): the string/colours value of the name of the colour you wish to use as the background (highlighted) colour

colour_splash.style_start()

Starts a specific style for all proceeding text

Parameters:

• style (optional): the string/styles value of the name of the style you wish to use

colour_splash.colour_end()

Returns the proceeding text to its previous colour/style

colour_splash.style_end()

Returns the proceeding text to its previous colour/style

colour_splash.help()

Lists colours and styles and how they appear on your system