---
id: termcolor
version: "3.3.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# termcolor — ANSI color formatting for output in terminal

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install termcolor
uv add termcolor
poetry add termcolor

## Description

# termcolor

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## Installation

### From PyPI

```bash
python3 -m pip install --upgrade termcolor
```

### From source

```bash
git clone...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

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.

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.

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