termcolor

ANSI color formatting for output in terminal

termcolor Permissive license MIT Active ★ 326 v3.3.0 released 2025-12-29

Install

termcolor on PyPI

pip

pip install termcolor

uv

uv add termcolor

poetry

poetry add termcolor

Package facts

License	MIT (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.10)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	none
Maintenance	actively maintained — 227 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-01
First released	2008-06-09
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: termcolor-3.3.0-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: ANSI, ANSI color, ANSI colour, color, colour, formatting, termcolor, terminal

Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableEnvironment :: ConsoleIntended Audience :: DevelopersOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.15Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyTopic :: TerminalsTyping :: Typed

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Installation

From PyPI

python3 -m pip install --upgrade termcolor

From source

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termcolor adds ANSI color and formatting to terminal output, supporting foreground colors, background highlights, and text attributes like bold and underline across different terminal types.

Low friction: pure Python wheel with zero runtime dependencies. Actively maintained with latest release on 2025-12-29.

MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you must include the license text in distributions.

Usage

pip install termcolor

from termcolor import colored, cprint

text = colored("Hello, World!", "red", attrs=["bold"])
print(text)
cprint("Colored output", "green", "on_red")

Requires Python 3.10 or later.

Verdict: termcolor is a stable, lightweight, dependency-free library for terminal color output with active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and permissive MIT licensing. It is suitable for any project needing cross-terminal ANSI color support.