strip-ansi
Strip ANSI escape sequences from a string
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need to strip ANSI codes from strings and accept dormant maintenance. The package is simple, dependency-free, and has no known vulnerabilities. However, verify the license before use, and be aware that no updates have been released since June 2020—if future Python versions introduce breaking changes to string handling or ANSI standards, this package may not adapt.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.6 or later; author notes uncertainty about compatibility with Python 2 or versions below 3.6.
- Low install friction; no runtime dependencies.
- Maintenance is dormant—last release June 2020, no updates since, though the repository remains active with a recent commit in December 2024.
License · maintenance · safety
(unclear) — License status is unclear; the package metadata contains no SPDX identifier or raw license text. Verify the actual license before using in proprietary or copyleft-sensitive contexts.
last release 2020-06-20 (2246 days) · last repo commit 2024-12-04 · 10 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 176,460 downloads/mo, #10,241 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install strip_ansi
from strip_ansi import strip_ansi
result = strip_ansi("\033[38mLorem ipsum\033[0m")
print(result) # Output: Lorem ipsum- Whether the package is actively maintained or if dormancy signals abandonment risk for future Python versions.
- Actual license terms—metadata does not declare one, so check the repository directly.
- Whether ANSI stripping handles all modern terminal escape sequences or only a subset.
What it is and what it does
strip-ansi is a minimal utility that removes ANSI escape sequences—the control codes terminals use for colors, bold, underline, and other text formatting—from strings. It takes a string containing these codes and returns the plain text content. The package has no runtime dependencies and installs quickly.
It is typically used when you need to log, store, or process terminal output that includes color codes but you want only the readable text. Common scenarios include cleaning up colored CLI output for storage in files, parsing terminal logs, or preparing text for analysis where formatting codes would interfere.
Use it for
- Strip color codes from CLI tool output before writing to a log file or database.
- Clean up terminal output captured from colored command-line utilities for text processing.
- Prepare colored terminal text for analysis or comparison where ANSI codes would cause false mismatches.
- Remove formatting codes from captured pytest or test runner output for plain-text reporting.
- Sanitize colored output from third-party CLI tools before displaying in a non-terminal context.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need to strip ANSI codes from strings and accept dormant maintenance.
The package is simple, dependency-free, and has no known vulnerabilities. However, verify the license before use, and be aware that no updates have been released since June 2020—if future Python versions introduce breaking changes to string handling or ANSI standards, this package may not adapt.
Install
strip-ansi on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction; no runtime dependencies. Maintenance is dormant—last release June 2020, no updates since, though the repository remains active with a recent commit in December 2024.
Requires Python 3.6 or later; author notes uncertainty about compatibility with Python 2 or versions below 3.6.
License in practice
License status is unclear; the package metadata contains no SPDX identifier or raw license text. Verify the actual license before using in proprietary or copyleft-sensitive contexts.
Quickstart
pip install strip_ansi
from strip_ansi import strip_ansi
result = strip_ansi("\033[38mLorem ipsum\033[0m")
print(result) # Output: Lorem ipsumVerify before relying
- Whether the package is actively maintained or if dormancy signals abandonment risk for future Python versions.
- Actual license terms—metadata does not declare one, so check the repository directly.
- Whether ANSI stripping handles all modern terminal escape sequences or only a subset.
Package facts
| License | Not declared unclear |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.6,<4.0 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Dormant 2,246 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 176,460 / month, #10,241 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8 |
Evidence: strip_ansi-0.1.1-py3-none-any.whl
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