Add text-color functions to console library; use them in 'jump' example.

1 files changed, 49 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/library/pippy/console.py b/library/pippy/console.py
index cdbb023..1a00c89 100644
--- a/library/pippy/console.py
+++ b/library/pippy/console.py
@@ -1,5 +1,53 @@
 """Console helpers for pippy."""
+import sys
 def clear():
     """Clear screen on console."""
     # magic escape sequence
-    print '\x1B[H\x1B[J' # clear screen
+    sys.stdout.write('\x1B[H\x1B[J')
+
+def red():
+    """Change text color to red."""
+    # magic escape sequence.
+    sys.stdout.write('\x1B[0;31m')
+
+def green():
+    """Change text color to green."""
+    # magic escape sequence.
+    sys.stdout.write('\x1B[0;32m')
+
+def orange():
+    """Change text color to orange."""
+    # magic escape sequence.
+    sys.stdout.write('\x1B[0;33m')
+
+def blue():
+    """Change text color to blue."""
+    # magic escape sequence.
+    sys.stdout.write('\x1B[0;34m')
+
+def purple():
+    """Change text color to purple."""
+    # magic escape sequence.
+    sys.stdout.write('\x1B[0;35m')
+
+def cyan():
+    """Change text color to cyan."""
+    # magic escape sequence.
+    sys.stdout.write('\x1B[0;36m')
+
+def grey():
+    """Change text color to grey."""
+    # magic escape sequence.
+    sys.stdout.write('\x1B[0;37m')
+gray=grey
+
+def black():
+    """Change text color to blue."""
+    # magic escape sequence.
+    # ;38m seems to be identical to this one.
+    sys.stdout.write('\x1B[0;39m')
+
+def reset():
+    """Clear screen and reset text color to black."""
+    clear()
+    black()