styletext 1.0.1

A Python library providing a styleText function similar to Node.js util.styleText

styletext

A Python library providing a style_text() function similar to Node.js util.styleText(). Style your terminal output with ANSI escape codes using a simple, intuitive API.

Installation

uv add styletext

Or with pip:

pip install styletext

Or simply copy styletext.py to your project - zero dependencies required!

Usage

Basic Usage

from styletext import style_text

# Single style
print(style_text('red', 'Error message'))
print(style_text('green', 'Success message'))

# Multiple styles
print(style_text(['bold', 'blue'], 'Important text'))
print(style_text(['bgYellow', 'black', 'bold'], 'Warning'))

Chainable API (Bonus)

from styletext import styled

print(styled('Hello World').red.bold)
print(styled('Success!').green.underline)
print(styled('Warning').bgYellow.black)

Available Styles

Colors

• black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, white, gray/grey
• brightRed, brightGreen, brightYellow, brightBlue, brightMagenta, brightCyan, brightWhite

Background Colors

• bgBlack, bgRed, bgGreen, bgYellow, bgBlue, bgMagenta, bgCyan, bgWhite, bgGray/bgGrey
• bgBrightRed, bgBrightGreen, bgBrightYellow, bgBrightBlue, bgBrightMagenta, bgBrightCyan, bgBrightWhite

Text Styles

• bold, dim, italic, underline, blink, inverse, hidden, strikethrough

Examples

Log Messages

from styletext import style_text

# Success
print(style_text(['bold', 'green'], '✓') + ' Test passed')

# Error
print(style_text(['bold', 'red'], '✗') + ' Test failed')

# Info
print(style_text(['bgBlue', 'white', 'bold'], ' INFO ') + ' Server started')

# Warning
print(style_text(['bgYellow', 'black', 'bold'], ' WARN ') + ' Deprecated API')

# Error with details
error_msg = (
    style_text(['bold', 'red'], 'Error: ') +
    'Could not find file ' +
    style_text(['italic', 'cyan'], 'config.json')
)
print(error_msg)

Progress Indicators

from styletext import styled

print(styled('⠋').cyan + ' Loading...')
print(styled('⠙').cyan + ' Processing...')
print(styled('✓').green.bold + ' Complete!')

Comparison with Node.js

Node.js:

import { styleText } from 'node:util';

console.log(styleText('red', 'Error!'));
console.log(styleText(['bold', 'blue'], 'Important'));

Python (this library):

from styletext import style_text

print(style_text('red', 'Error!'))
print(style_text(['bold', 'blue'], 'Important'))

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• Zero external dependencies - just pure Python and ANSI escape codes!

License

MIT License

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.