add changing text color tutorial

x4nth055 · x4nth055 · commit 808a1278dbab · 2021-05-30T21:01:58.000+01:00
diff --git a/general/printing-in-colors/colors.py b/general/printing-in-colors/colors.py
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+from colorama import init, Fore, Back, Style
+
+# essential for Windows environment
+init()
+# all available foreground colors
+FORES = [ Fore.BLACK, Fore.RED, Fore.GREEN, Fore.YELLOW, Fore.BLUE, Fore.MAGENTA, Fore.CYAN, Fore.WHITE ]
+# all available background colors
+BACKS = [ Back.BLACK, Back.RED, Back.GREEN, Back.YELLOW, Back.BLUE, Back.MAGENTA, Back.CYAN, Back.WHITE ]
+# brightness values
+BRIGHTNESS = [ Style.DIM, Style.NORMAL, Style.BRIGHT ]
+
+
+def print_with_color(s, color=Fore.WHITE, brightness=Style.NORMAL, **kwargs):
+    """Utility function wrapping the regular `print()` function 
+    but with colors and brightness"""
+    print(f"{brightness}{color}{s}{Style.RESET_ALL}", **kwargs)
+
+# printing all available foreground colors with different brightness
+for fore in FORES:
+    for brightness in BRIGHTNESS:
+        print_with_color("Hello world!", color=fore, brightness=brightness)
+
+# printing all available foreground and background colors with different brightness
+for fore in FORES:
+    for back in BACKS:
+        for brightness in BRIGHTNESS:
+            print_with_color("A", color=back+fore, brightness=brightness, end=' ')
+    print()
diff --git a/general/printing-in-colors/requirements.txt b/general/printing-in-colors/requirements.txt
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+colorama
