changing color on the command prompt

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  • Hank wrote:

    > does anyone know how to change the foreground color of the command

    > prompt through python?

    > For example if i was printing out an error message, I would like it to

    > be red where the normal text color is white.

    You may want to look at ipython (http://ipython.scipy.org), which does that

    (and much more).

    best,

    f

    #1; Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:55:00 GMT
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  • Sorry I wasn't being clear enough.

    I meant the prompt for Windows operating system C:>. And by error

    messages i just mean printouts like

    print "Error in Process"

    If its just an environment variable, i should be able to change it,

    print it out and change it back to the original color right?

    Anyone know which variable i have to modify?

    Thanks

    Peter Hansen <peter.python.itags.org.engcorp.com> wrote in message news:<3F4D34C5.150FD96E.python.itags.org.engcorp.com>...

    > Hank wrote:

    > > does anyone know how to change the foreground color of the command

    > > prompt through python?

    > > For example if i was printing out an error message, I would like it to

    > > be red where the normal text color is white.

    > The question is underspecified/unclear.

    > 1. What operating system?

    > 2. By "command prompt", do you just mean the console, where text appears,

    > or do you really mean the *prompt* for the operating system, which under

    > Linux is usually something like "[user.python.itags.org.host]#" and which under Windows

    > is usually something like "C:\>"?

    > 3. Now you mention error messages... that implies you just mean changing

    > the color of your program's output.

    > If you mean the actual *prompt*, you need to change the right environment

    > variable, which usually needs a separate script.

    > If you mean the console text color, check the archives for the last couple

    > of days for responses to a similar question (search for "ansi.sys" perhaps).

    > -Peter

    #2; Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:57:00 GMT