Would this only apply to recent versions of Windows? (IIRC, the VT100 support is Win10 only). If so, I'd be concerned about scripts that worked on *some* Windows versions but not others. And in particular, about scripts written on Unix using raw VT codes rather than using a portable solution like colorama.
At the point where we can comfortably assume the majority of users are using a version of Windows that supports VT codes, I'd be OK with it being the default, but until then I'd prefer it were an opt-in option. Paul On 28 December 2016 at 23:00, Joseph Hackman <josephhack...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey All! > > I propose that Windows CPython flip the bit for VT100 support (colors and > whatnot) for the stdout/stderr streams at startup time. > > I believe this behavior is worthwhile because ANSI escape codes are standard > across most of Python's install base, and the alternative for Windows (using > ctypes/win32 to alter the colors) is non-intuitive and well beyond the scope > of most users. > > Under Linux/Mac, the terminal always supports what it can, and it's up to > the application to verify escape codes are supported. Under Windows, > applications (Python) must specifically request that escape codes be > enabled. The flag lasts for the duration of the application, and must be > flipped on every launch. It seems many of the built-in windows commands now > operate in this mode. > > This change would not impede tools that use the win32 APIs for the console > (such as colorama), and is supported in windows 2000 and up. > > The only good alternatives I can see is adding colorized/special output as a > proper python feature that actually checks using the terminal information in > *nix and win32. > > For more info, please see the issue: http://bugs.python.org/issue29059 > > Cheers, > Joseph > > > > _______________________________________________ > Python-ideas mailing list > Python-ideas@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
