Small python module for terminal colors usage.

colors.py

__all__ = [
    "color", "black", "dark_gray", "light_gray", "blue", "light_blue",
	"green", "light_green", "cyan", "light_cyan", "red", "light_red",
	"purple", "light_purple", "yellow", "brown", "white"
]

import os

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
#                           Output Coloring Functions                         #
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #

_COLOR_FORMAT = '\033[%sm'

_COLOR_CODES = {
	"start": "0;95",
	"end": "0;0",

	"black": "0;30", "dark gray": "1;30", "light gray": "0;37",

	"blue"  : "0;34", "light blue"  : "1;34",
	"green" : "0;32", "light green" : "1;32",
	"cyan"  : "0;36", "light cyan"  :"1;36",
	"red"   : "0;31", "light red"   : "1;31",
	"purple": "0;35", "light purple": "1;35",
	"brown" : "0;33",
	"yellow": "1;33",
	"white" : "1;37"
}

_COLORS_SUPPORTED = os.system('[ "$TERM" = "xterm-256color" ]') == 0


def _format(color_code):
	return _COLOR_FORMAT % _COLOR_CODES[color_code]


_END_COLOR = _format("end")


def color(s, color):
	return (_format(color) + str(s) + _END_COLOR) \
		if (_COLORS_SUPPORTED) else str(s)


def black(str):
		return color(str, "black")


def dark_gray(str):
	return color(str, "dark gray")


def light_gray(str):
		return color(str, "light gray")


def blue(str):
	return color(str, "blue")


def light_blue(str):
	return color(str, "light blue")


def green(str):
	return color(str, "green")


def light_green(str):
	return color(str, "light green")


def cyan(str):
	return color(str, "cyan")


def light_cyan(str):
	return color(str, "light cyan")


def red(str):
	return color(str, "red")


def light_red(str):
	return color(str, "light red")


def purple(str):
	return color(str, "purple")


def light_purple(str):
	return color(str, "light purple")


def yellow(str):
	return color(str, "yellow")


def brown(str):
	return color(str, "brown")


def white(str):
	return color(str, "white")