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ansicon_windows_console_ansi_escape_sequence_support.py

python

Wraps a program to provide ANSI escape sequence support for the Windows console.

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ansicon_windows_console_ansi_escape_sequence_support.py
1import ansicon
2import sys
3
4# Load the ANSICON DLL and wrap the standard output streams
5ansicon.load()
6
7# Now you can print ANSI escape sequences, and they will be interpreted on Windows
8sys.stdout.write("\033[31mThis text is red\033[0m\n")
9sys.stdout.write("\033[32mThis text is green\033[0m\n")
10
11# Unload the DLL and restore original streams when finished
12ansicon.unload()