Print Tools

Includes useful methods for stylized/formatted printing.

Install

• python3 -m pip install print-tools

Usage

from print_tools.printer import Printer
p = Printer()
p.log('Printer initialized!')

Methods

• __init__
  • style
    • Default monokai, can use solarized as well
  • Monokai Colors
    • 'orange', 'magenta', 'purple', 'blue', 'seagreen', 'green', 'yellow'
  • Solorized Colors
    • 'yellow', 'orange', 'red', 'magenta', 'violet', 'blue', 'cyan', 'green'
• log
  • Logs text with bold date/time string in front of text
  • Args
    • text
• error
  • Prints red ERROR: in front of text, log string optional
  • Args
    • text
    • log (True)
• success
  • Prints green SUCCESS: in front of text, log string optional
  • Args
    • text
    • log (True)
• arrow
  • Prints "-->" in front of text, indentation optional
  • Args
    • text
    • indent (0)
• chevron
  • Prints ">>>" in front of text, indentation optional
  • Args
    • text
    • indent (0)
• bullet
  • Prints "•" in front of text, indentation optional
  • Args
    • text
    • indent (0)
• format
  • Custom template formatting of strings
  • Template formatting entered as so in string: i.e. [bold:green]
    • format_op arg can be changed to different outside operator, must be two char string, i.e. "||" would yield |bold:green|
  • Modifiers must be entered first
    • bold, italic, underlined, reset
  • Foreground color must be entered next i.e. [green]
  • Background color must be entered with on_ prefix i.e. [on_blue]
  • Formatting can be removed with reset modifier, this can be mixed with new formatting i.e. [reset:bold:green]
  • To remove specific formatting, enter no_ before argument, (one argument per block) i.e. [no_bold][no_italic]
    • To remove foreground color
      • `[no_foreground]
    • To remove background color
      • `[no_background]
  • By default the string formatting is cleared after the print statement, this can be changed by setting arg reset to False
  • Additionally, the log string can be printed first by setting arg log to True