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How to Print Colored Text in Python with ANSI Codes
Define a small Colors class and a colored() helper to print styled terminal text using ANSI escape codes.
class Colors:
RESET = "\033[0m"
RED = "\033[31m"
GREEN = "\033[32m"
YELLOW = "\033[33m"
BLUE = "\033[34m"
MAGENTA = "\033[35m"
CYAN = "\033[36m"
WHITE = "\033[37m"
BOLD = "\033[1m"
UNDERLINE = "\033[4m"
def colored(text, color):
return f"{color}{text}{Colors.RESET}"
if _…How to Tail and Colorize Error Lines in Python
Reads the last N lines of a log file and prints error lines in red using ANSI color codes.
import sys
import time
from pathlib import Path
def tail_colorize(filename: str, lines: int = 20) -> None:
"""Read last N lines of a file, printing errors in red."""
path = Path(filename)
if not path.exists():
print(f"File '{filename}' not found.", file=sys.stderr)
return
# Read last …Build a Textual TUI App Skeleton in Python
Create a minimal Textual terminal UI app with a header, label, button, and footer, ready for interactive mock demonstrations.
from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
from textual.widgets import Header, Footer, Button, Label
class MockApp(App):
"""A minimal Textual TUI app skeleton."""
BINDINGS = [("q", "quit", "Quit")]
def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
"""Create child widgets."""
yield Header()
yie…How to Create Interactive CLI Prompts in Python with questionary
Build mock interactive command-line prompts using questionary's select and text widgets with graceful handling of user cancellation.
import questionary
def main():
# Mock interactive prompts using questionary's select and text
choice = questionary.select(
"What is your favorite programming language?",
choices=["Python", "JavaScript", "Go", "Rust"]
).ask()
# ask() returns None if user cancels; handle gracefully
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