changing color on the command prompt

[Hank]

Hi,

does anyone know how to change the foreground color of the command
prompt through python?

For example if i was printing out an error message, I would like it to
be red where the normal text color is white.

Thanks

 

[Fernando Perez]

does anyone know how to change the foreground color of the command
prompt through python?

For example if i was printing out an error message, I would like it to
be red where the normal text color is white.

You may want to look at ipython (http://ipython.scipy.org), which does that
(and much more).

best,

f

 

[Hank]

Sorry I wasn't being clear enough.

I meant the prompt for Windows operating system C:>. And by error
messages i just mean printouts like
print "Error in Process"

If its just an environment variable, i should be able to change it,
print it out and change it back to the original color right?

Anyone know which variable i have to modify?

Thanks

does anyone know how to change the foreground color of the command
prompt through python?

For example if i was printing out an error message, I would like it to
be red where the normal text color is white.

The question is underspecified/unclear.

1. What operating system?

2. By "command prompt", do you just mean the console, where text appears,
or do you really mean the *prompt* for the operating system, which under
Linux is usually something like "[user@host]#" and which under Windows
is usually something like "C:\>"?

3. Now you mention error messages... that implies you just mean changing
the color of your program's output.

If you mean the actual *prompt*, you need to change the right environment
variable, which usually needs a separate script.

If you mean the console text color, check the archives for the last couple
of days for responses to a similar question (search for "ansi.sys" perhaps).

-Peter