Colorama

0.4.6 · active · verified Sat Mar 28

Colorama is a Python library that simplifies printing colored text and styles to the terminal, ensuring cross-platform compatibility, especially on Windows. The current version is 0.4.6, released on October 25, 2022. The library has a stable release cadence, with updates addressing compatibility and minor feature enhancements.

Warnings

gotcha On Windows, failing to call 'init()' may result in ANSI escape sequences being displayed as raw text instead of colored output.
Fix: Always call 'init()' at the start of your program to initialize Colorama.
gotcha Using 'init(autoreset=True)' resets styles after each print statement, which may not be desired in all cases.
Fix: Use 'init(autoreset=False)' if you prefer to manually reset styles.
gotcha Colorama's 'Style.DIM' may not be supported on all terminals, leading to inconsistent text appearance.
Fix: Test your application on target terminals to ensure consistent styling.
gotcha Combining Colorama with other ANSI-based libraries without proper initialization may lead to unexpected behavior.
Fix: Ensure Colorama is initialized before using it with other ANSI-based libraries.

Install

pip install colorama Install Colorama

Imports

init
```
from colorama import init
```
Ensure to import 'init' for initializing Colorama.
Fore
```
from colorama import Fore
```
Import 'Fore' to access foreground color constants.
Back
```
from colorama import Back
```
Import 'Back' to access background color constants.
Style
```
from colorama import Style
```
Import 'Style' to access text style constants.

Quickstart

Initialize Colorama with auto-reset and print colored and styled text.

from colorama import init, Fore, Back, Style

init(autoreset=True)

print(Fore.RED + 'This is red text')
print(Back.GREEN + 'This has a green background')
print(Style.BRIGHT + 'This is bright text')
print('Back to normal text')

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