python coloring for linux, based on this answer http://stackoverflow.com/a/26445590/3191896

colors.py

def color(text, *user_styles):

    styles = {
        # styles
        'reset': '\033[0m',
        'bold': '\033[01m',
        'disabled': '\033[02m',
        'underline': '\033[04m',
        'reverse': '\033[07m',
        'strike_through': '\033[09m',
        'invisible': '\033[08m',
        # text colors
        'fg_black': '\033[30m',
        'fg_red': '\033[31m',
        'fg_green': '\033[32m',
        'fg_orange': '\033[33m',
        'fg_blue': '\033[34m',
        'fg_purple': '\033[35m',
        'fg_cyan': '\033[36m',
        'fg_light_grey': '\033[37m',
        'fg_dark_grey': '\033[90m',
        'fg_light_red': '\033[91m',
        'fg_light_green': '\033[92m',
        'fg_yellow': '\033[93m',
        'fg_light_blue': '\033[94m',
        'fg_pink': '\033[95m',
        'fg_light_cyan': '\033[96m',
        # background colors
        'bg_black': '\033[40m',
        'bg_red': '\033[41m',
        'bg_green': '\033[42m',
        'bg_orange': '\033[43m',
        'bg_blue': '\033[44m',
        'bg_purple': '\033[45m',
        'bg_cyan': '\033[46m',
        'bg_light_grey': '\033[47m'
    }

    color_text = ''
    for style in user_styles:
        try:
            color_text += styles[style]
        except KeyError:
            raise KeyError('def color: parameter `{0}` does not exist'.format(style))
            
    color_text += text
    return '\033[0m{0}\033[0m'.format(color_text)


def error(text):
    return color(text, 'bold', 'fg_red')


def warning(text):
    return color(text, 'bold', 'fg_orange')


def success(text):
    return color(text, 'fg_green')

main.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import colors


def main():
    print colors.error('sorry')


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()