Idlecolors (Print in color / colours in Python IDLE)

# The driver code

from idlecolors import *

printc(red("Red ") + orange("Orange ") + green("Green ") + blue("Blue"))

printc(purple("Purple ") + black("Black ") + brown("Brown"))

printc(sel("sel ") + hit("hit ") + ERROR("ERROR "))

# idlecolors.py

# Save this to Python's Lib folder

import sys, random

shell_connect = sys.stdout.shell

def printc(text, end="\n", sep="*"):

  buff = ""

  for char in text:

    if char == "{":

      shell_connect.write(buff, "SYNC")

      buff = ""

    elif char == "}":

      tag_write = buff.split(":")

      shell_connect.write(tag_write[0], tag_write[1])

      buff = ""

    else:

      buff += char

  sys.stdout.write(end )

def red(text):

  return "{"+ text + ":" + "COMMENT}"

def orange(text):

  return "{"+ text  + ":" + "KEYWORD}"

def green(text):

  return "{"+ text + ":" + "STRING}"

def blue(text):

  return "{"+ text  + ":" + "stdout}"

def purple(text):

  return "{"+ text + ":" + "BUILTIN}"

def black(text):

  return "{"+ text  + ":" + "SYNC}"

def brown(text):

  return "{"+ text + ":" + "console}"

def sel(text):

  return "{"+ text + ":" + "sel}"

def hit(text):

  return "{"+ text + ":" + "hit}"

def ERROR(text):

  return "{"+ text + ":" + "ERROR}"