Posted in Python Samples | April 30, 2023
Introduction
In programming, sometimes you need to print colored text to the terminal to make the output more readable or to highlight important information. Python provides several ways to do this.
ANSI Escape Codes
The most common way to print colored text in Python is to use ANSI escape codes. These codes are special sequences of characters that tell the terminal to change the color of the text.
Here’s an example of how to print colored text using ANSI escape codes:
print('\033[1;31;40mHello, World!\033[0m')
This will print “Hello, World!” in red text with a black background.
Let’s break down this code:
\033
: This is the escape character that tells the terminal to start interpreting the ANSI escape codes.
[1;31;40m
: This sequence of characters is the ANSI es...
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