termcolors

#! /usr/bin/env python

import sys

# Display the colors available in a terminal.

# This was documented as 16-color mode, but actually anything over 8 fails.
colornames = [ "black", "red", "green", "yellow",
               "blue", "magenta", "cyan", "white" ]
print "16-color mode (actually only 8):"
print "    %14ss %14s %14ss" % ('normal', 'inverse', 'bright')
for color in range(0, 8) :
    # Print the color in normal and inverse video:
    for prefix in [3, 4] :
        print "\033[0;%s%dm%2d%2d%2d %-8s\033[m" % (prefix, color,
                                                  color, color, color,
                                                  colornames[color]),
    # Also print the "bright" version of the color:
    for prefix in [3] :
        print "\033[0;%s%d;1m%2d%2d%2d %-8s\033[m" % (prefix, color,
                                                    color, color, color,
                                                    colornames[color]),
    print

sys.exit(0)

# Programs like ls and vim use the first 16 colors of the 256-color palette.
print "256-color mode:"
for color in range(0, 256) :
    for i in range(0, 3) :
        print "\033[38;5;%sm%03s\033[m" % (str(color), str(color)),
    print