How to print colored text in Python?

Question

How can I output colored text to the terminal in Python?

Answer 1

You want to learn about ANSI escape sequences. Here's a brief example:

CSI="\x1B["
print(CSI+"31;40m" + "Colored Text" + CSI + "0m")

For more info see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code

For a block character, try a unicode character like \u2588:

print(u"\u2588")

Putting it all together:

print(CSI+"31;40m" + u"\u2588" + CSI + "0m")