{"categories":[{"label":"Terminals","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/terminals"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Colored provides ANSI/VT100 escape sequences for terminal text coloring and formatting, supporting 256-color and RGB (24-bit) modes across Windows, Linux, and compatible terminal emulators.","skillfed_tags":["cli-formatting","ansi-colors"],"use_cases":["Colorize log output in CLI tools to highlight errors, warnings, and info messages by severity level.","Build interactive terminal applications with colored prompts, status messages, and formatted tables.","Add visual distinction to test output or build system reports for easier scanning.","Create colored help text and usage documentation in command-line interfaces.","Highlight syntax or structure in terminal-based data viewers or debugging utilities."],"what_it_does":"Colored is a Python library that generates ANSI/VT100 escape sequences to add color and text formatting to terminal output. It exposes color names and codes through simple objects like Fore (foreground), Back (background), and Style (text effects), making it straightforward to colorize printed text without manually constructing escape sequences.\n\nThe library supports three color modes: named colors (e.g., red, green), 256-color terminal palettes, and modern 24-bit RGB colors. It works across Windows, Linux, and most terminal emulators that recognize ANSI escape sequences, including Xterm, KDE Konsole, iTerm, and GNOME Terminal. With no runtime dependencies and Python 3.9+ as its only requirement, it is lightweight and easy to integrate into terminal-based applications.","worth_installing":"Yes. Colored is a stable, permissively licensed library with zero dependencies, low install friction, and active maintenance. It solves a common terminal formatting need with a simple API. Install it if you need to add color to CLI output; skip it only if your application has no terminal component or already uses a heavier framework that bundles terminal styling."},"id":"colored","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/colored","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/colored.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/colored/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-03-28","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"colored","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Simple python library for color and formatting to terminal"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":1385739,"position":3973,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.3.2"}