Python 5d - COlorama
What is Colorama?
Colorama is a library that allows the colour of text to be changed.
Information about the library can be found on the Python Package Index (PyPi) website. Copyright of the library is held by Jonathan Hartley & Arnon Yaari.
Colorama can be imported when using an online editor like Replit.
Colorama is not available as a default library on the standard Python offline editor.
Using Colorama
The three main commands using Colorama are:
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Fore to change the text colour.
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Back to change the highlight colour.
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Style to make the text appear dim or bright.
from colorama import Fore
print(Fore.GREEN + "Hello There")
Hello There
from colorama import Back
print(Back.YELLOW + "Goodbye Now")
Goodbye Now
from colorama import Style
print(Style.DIM + "Hi Again")
Hi Again
There are 8 possible colours to choose with the Fore and Back commands. You must write the colour name in CAPITAL LETTERS.
BLACK CYAN GREEN MAGENTA RED WHITE YELLOW There is also the RESET option, e.g. Fore.RESET
The 2 options to choose with the Style command are DIM and BRIGHT. You can also use Style.RESET_ALL
Practice Task
Create a simple traffic light program.
The user is prompted for an input.
Typing GO will output a suitable message in GREEN, typing WAIT will output a message in YELLOW and typing STOP will output a response in RED.
Example solution:
What should the driver do? STOP
You must stop your car.
What should the driver do? GO
It is safe to continue driving.
