https://github.com/msabramo/ansi_str

Experiment with Python str subclass whose __len__ excludes ANSI escapes
https://github.com/msabramo/ansi_str

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Experiment with Python str subclass whose __len__ excludes ANSI escapes

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/msabramo/ansi_str
• Owner: msabramo
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-02-27T14:49:01.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-02-27T19:51:45.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-09T20:47:02.774Z (8 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 270 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.rst
  • License: LICENSE

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ansi_str

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You should just use https://github.com/Robpol86/colorclass

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An experimental Python ``str`` subclass, whose ``__len__`` method excludes ANSI

color escape codes

When you call the ``__len__`` method, it discounts ANSI color escape codes.

This is beneficial, because ANSI color escape codes won't mess up code that

tries to do alignment, padding, printing in columns/tables, etc.

.. image:: ansi_str_example.png

.. code-block:: python

    In [1]: from ansi_str import ansi_str

    In [2]: s = ansi_str(u'\x1b[32m\x1b[1mSUCCESS\x1b[0m')

    In [3]: len(s)

    Out[3]: 7