styled_print

A simple utility for printing styled text to the terminal with color, background, and other styles.

Installation

You can install styled_print via pip:

pip install styled_print

Usage

The styled_print function allows you to print styled text in the terminal. It accepts a string and an options dictionary to customize the output.

Function Signature:

styled_print(string, options)

Parameters:

• string (str): The text you want to print.
• options (dict): A dictionary containing styling options.
  The dictionary can include:
  • color (str, optional): The text color.
    e.g., "red", "blue", "green", etc.
  • styles (list, optional): A list of text styles.
    Possible values: ["bold"], ["underline"], ["italic"], etc.
  • bg_color (str, optional): The background color.
    e.g., "on_white", "on_red", etc.
  • uppercase (bool, optional): If True, converts the text to uppercase.
  • lowercase (bool, optional): If True, converts the text to lowercase.
  • align (str, optional): Align the text.
    Possible values: "left", "center", "right". Default is "left".
  • padding (int, optional): Number of spaces to add around the text for padding. Default is 0.
  • border (bool, optional): If True, prints the text with a border.

Example Usage:

from styled_print import styled_print

# Print bold red text on a white background
styled_print("Hello", {
    "color": "red",
    "styles": ["bold"],
    "bg_color": "on_white"
})

# Print uppercase text with padding and border
styled_print("Hello World", {
    "color": "blue",
    "styles": ["underline"],
    "bg_color": "on_yellow",
    "uppercase": True,
    "padding": 2,
    "border": True
})

# Print center-aligned, green italic text
styled_print("Centered Text", {
    "color": "green",
    "styles": ["italic"],
    "align": "center"
})

Example Output:

For the example:

styled_print("Hello", {
    "color": "red",
    "styles": ["bold"],
    "bg_color": "on_white"
})

You will get output like this:

Hello  (in bold red on white background)

For the second example with padding and a border, the output will look like this:

--------------------------------------------------
|     HELLO WORLD     |
--------------------------------------------------

Customization Options:

• Color: The available text colors are the basic colors supported by termcolor (red, blue, green, etc.).
• Text Styles: You can apply multiple styles to text, such as:
  • "bold": Makes the text bold.
  • "underline": Underlines the text.
  • "italic": Italicizes the text (not all terminals support this).
• Background Color: Background color options are also from termcolor (on_white, on_red, etc.).
• Alignment: You can align text to the "left", "center", or "right".
• Padding: Adds a padding (space) around the text for visual clarity.
• Border: Wraps the text with a simple ASCII border.

Example Output:

• Uppercase Example:

  styled_print("hello", {"uppercase": True})
  

  Output:

  HELLO
  

• Text with Padding:

  styled_print("padded text", {"padding": 4})
  

  Output:

  "    padded text    "
  

• Text with Border:

  styled_print("bordered text", {"border": True})
  

  Output:

  ---------------------------
  | bordered text          |
  ---------------------------
  

Demo

License

This package is licensed under the MIT License.