import sys RED = '\033[41m' GREEN = '\033[42m' NORMAL = '\033[0m' def format_color(text, color, use_color): """Format text with color. Args: text - Text to be formatted with color if `use_color` color - The color start string use_color - Whether or not to color """ if not use_color: return text else: return u'{0}{1}{2}'.format(color, text, NORMAL) def use_color(setting): """Choose whether to use color based on the command argument. Args: setting - Either `auto`, `always`, or `never` """ return ( setting == 'always' or (setting == 'auto' and sys.stdout.isatty()) )