tamcolors 1.0.4

This library standardizes console color output across multiple platforms.

pip install tamcolors

links

• github

• pypi

• read the docs

• youtube

table tennis example

import tamcolors
tamcolors.examples.tabletennis.run()

basic example

import tamcolors
tamcolors.examples.basic.run()

import tamcolors
tamcolors.printc("Hello", "World!", ("light blue", "white"), same_color=True)
name = tamcolors.inputc("Whats Your Name? >>> ", ("light aqua", "gray"))
tamcolors.clear()
tamcolors.printc("Hello, ", ("default", "default"), name, (2, 7), "!", ("gray", "light aqua"), sep="")

icon example

import tamcolors
tamcolors.examples.icon.run()

from tamcolors import tam, tam_tools, tam_io


class BootLogo(tam.tam_loop.TAMFrame):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__(fps=10,
                         char=" ",
                         foreground_color=2,
                         background_color=0,
                         min_width=70, max_width=70, min_height=40, max_height=40)

        self.icon = tam_tools.tam_fade.tam_fade_in(buffer=tam_tools.tam_icon.get_icon(),
                                                   char=" ",
                                                   foreground_color=tam_io.tam_colors.BLACK,
                                                   background_color=tam_io.tam_colors.BLACK)
        self.wait = 10

    def update(self, tam_loop, keys, loop_data):

        if not self.icon.done():
            self.icon.slide()
        else:
            self.wait -= 1

        if self.wait == 0:
            tam_loop.done()

    def draw(self, tam_buffer, loop_data):
        tam_buffer.clear()

        tam_buffer.draw_onto(self.icon.peak(),
                             *tam_tools.tam_placing.center(x=35, y=15, buffer=self.icon.peak()))

        tam_tools.tam_print.tam_print(tam_buffer, *tam_tools.tam_placing.center(x=35,
                                                                                y=28,
                                                                                width=len("tamcolors"),
                                                                                height=1),
                                      text="tamcolors",
                                      foreground_color=tam_io.tam_colors.LIGHT_WHITE,
                                      background_color=tam_io.tam_colors.BLACK)

tam.tam_loop.TAMLoop(BootLogo()).run()

versions of Python currently supported

• 3.8

• 3.7

• 3.6

• 3.5

platforms tested on

• Windows 10

• Ubuntu 20.04

• macOS 10.15.5

long term goals

• build a community that builds fun terminal games

• make windows run more efficient

• text editor

• .ci testing

goals

• support Solaris

• support FreeBSD

1.1.0 goals

• save/rest Windows buffer size on exit

• clean up Windows C/C++

• add RGB color mode (more than 16 colors at a time!)

• add .wav support

• add sound tools

versions

1.0.4

• 8/13/2020

• added more examples

• bdist_wheel for Linux

• cleaned up win_tam, uni_tam and any_tam

• added alpha color for TAMBuffer

• set and get rgb value of color (fixed PowerShell colors)

1.0.3

• 7/29/2020

• tamcolors

• bdist_wheel for macOS

• added more examples

• added documentation

• added tests for tam_basic

• added default console colors

• supports Python 3.8

• supports Python 3.7

• supports Python 3.6

• supports Python 3.5

1.0.2

• 7/22/2020

• tamcolors is now very usable

• bdist_wheel for Windows

• added non interrupting keyboard input

• added TAMLoop

• added tam_tools

• added tests

• supports Python 3.8

• supports Python 3.7

• supports Python 3.6

• supports Python 3.5

0.2.0

• 2/1/2018

• tamcolors proof of concept

• added printc

• added inputc

• added textBuffer

• supports Python 3.6