List all colors available in your terminal or console with VT100 virtual terminal sequences

colorsInTerminal.py

"""
List all colors available in your terminal with VT100 sequences
"""

from __future__ import print_function
import ctypes

if hasattr(ctypes, 'WinDLL'):
    # In some Windows consoles you need to enable support for theses sequences. See:
    # Enable VT100 sequences "Console Virtual Terminal Sequences" for colored font/background in the Windows terminal
    # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/console/console-virtual-terminal-sequences#example-of-sgr-terminal-sequences
    import ctypes
    kernel32 = ctypes.WinDLL('kernel32')
    stdOut = kernel32.GetStdHandle(-11)
    consoleMode = ctypes.c_ulong()
    kernel32.GetConsoleMode(stdOut, ctypes.byref(consoleMode))
    consoleMode.value |= 4
    kernel32.SetConsoleMode(stdOut, consoleMode)

END = '\033[0m'
BLUE = '\033[96m'
UNDERLINE = '\033[4m'

print(UNDERLINE + BLUE + 'All colors:' + END + "\n")

for x in range(0, 50):
    s = '%03d: \033[%dm\\033[%dm' + END
    print(s % (x, x, x), end="")
    x += 50
    print("\t\t" + s % (x, x, x), end="")
    x += 50
    print("\t\t" + s % (x, x, x))