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Basics of python string colouring with ANSI codes
#Copy to a script and run in a terminal to see the codes and their results (this is not an exhaustive list)
print("\033[0;37;40m Normal text\n")
print("\033[2;37;40m Underlined text\033[0;37;40m \n")
print("\033[1;37;40m Bright Colour\033[0;37;40m \n")
print("\033[3;37;40m Negative Colour\033[0;37;40m \n")
print("\033[5;37;40m Negative Colour\033[0;37;40m\n")
print("\033[1;37;40m \033[2;37:40m TextColour BlackBackground TextColour GreyBackground WhiteText ColouredBackground\033[0;37;40m\n")
print("\033[1;30;40m Dark Gray \033[0m 1;30;40m \033[0;30;47m Black \033[0m 0;30;47m \033[0;37;41m Black \033[0m 0;37;41m")
print("\033[1;31;40m Bright Red \033[0m 1;31;40m \033[0;31;47m Red \033[0m 0;31;47m \033[0;37;42m Black \033[0m 0;37;42m")
print("\033[1;32;40m Bright Green \033[0m 1;32;40m \033[0;32;47m Green \033[0m 0;32;47m \033[0;37;43m Black \033[0m 0;37;43m")
print("\033[1;33;40m Yellow \033[0m 1;33;40m \033[0;33;47m Brown \033[0m 0;33;47m \033[0;37;44m Black \033[0m 0;37;44m")
print("\033[1;34;40m Bright Blue \033[0m 1;34;40m \033[0;34;47m Blue \033[0m 0;34;47m \033[0;37;45m Black \033[0m 0;37;45m")
print("\033[1;35;40m Bright Magenta \033[0m 1;35;40m \033[0;35;47m Magenta \033[0m 0;35;47m \033[0;37;46m Black \033[0m 0;37;46m")
print("\033[1;36;40m Bright Cyan \033[0m 1;36;40m \033[0;36;47m Cyan \033[0m 0;36;47m \033[0;37;47m Black \033[0m 0;37;47m")
print("\033[1;37;40m White \033[0m 1;37;40m \033[0;37;40m Light Grey \033[0m 0;37;40m \033[0;37;48m Black \033[0m 0;37;48m")
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Ah well spotted, thanks.

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