dexcolor 0.1.9

A Python package for adding color and style to terminal text output

dexcolor

dexcolor is a Python package that provides a simple and convenient way to add color and style to text output in the terminal. It supports various ANSI escape sequences for text formatting and provides a cross-platform solution for both POSIX and Windows operating systems.

Installation

You can install dexcolor using pip:

pip install dexcolor

Usage

Using Colors Only

You can use dexcolor to add colors to your text. Available colors are:

• GRAY
• RED
• GREEN
• YELLOW
• BLUE
• MAGENTA
• CYAN
• WHITE
• BRIGHT_BLACK
• BRIGHT_RED
• BRIGHT_GREEN
• BRIGHT_YELLOW
• BRIGHT_BLUE
• BRIGHT_MAGENTA
• BRIGHT_CYAN
• BRIGHT_WHITE

Example:

from dexcolor import DEX

print(DEX.RED("Hello, World!"))

Using Colors and Styles

You can combine colors with styles to customize the appearance of your text even further. Available styles are:

• BOLD
• DIM
• ITALIC
• UNDERLINE
• BLINK
• REVERSE

Example:

from dexcolor import DEX

print(DEX.MAGENTA("Hello, World!", style='BOLD'))

Using Styles Only

You can also apply styles without any specific color:

from dexcolor import STYLE

print(STYLE.DIM("Hello, World!"))

Resetting Colors and Styles

To reset the text color and style to the default, you can use the RESET attribute:

from dexcolor import DEX

print(DEX.RED("Hello, World!") + DEX.RESET)
print(DEX.RED("Hello, World!", style='BOLD') + DEX.RESET)

Windows Compatibility

dexcolor is compatible with Windows operating systems. If you are working on Windows and want to convert ANSI escape sequences to the Win32 format, you can use the provided conversion function.

ANSI Escape Sequences Conversion (Windows)

To convert ANSI escape sequences to the Win32 format on Windows, you can use the following code:

from dexcolor import convert_ansi_to_win32

text = '\033[31mHello, World!\033[0m'  # Example text with ANSI escape sequences
converted_text = convert_ansi_to_win32(text)  # Convert ANSI escape sequences to Win32 format

print(converted_text)  # Display the converted text

This conversion function is specifically useful on Windows to ensure proper rendering of colored and styled text.

Compatibility

dexcolor is compatible with Linux, macOS, and Windows operating systems. It utilizes ANSI escape sequences, which are widely supported on various platforms.

• GitHub Repository
• PyPI Package

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