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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+Demonstration of how to print using ANSI escape sequences.
+
+The advantage here is that this is cross platform. The escape sequences will be
+parsed and turned into appropriate Win32 API calls on Windows.
+"""
+from prompt_toolkit import print_formatted_text
+from prompt_toolkit.formatted_text import ANSI, HTML
+
+print = print_formatted_text
+
+
+def title(text):
+    print(HTML("\n<u><b>{}</b></u>").format(text))
+
+
+def main():
+    title("Special formatting")
+    print(ANSI("    \x1b[1mBold"))
+    print(ANSI("    \x1b[6mBlink"))
+    print(ANSI("    \x1b[3mItalic"))
+    print(ANSI("    \x1b[7mReverse"))
+    print(ANSI("    \x1b[4mUnderline"))
+    print(ANSI("    \x1b[9mStrike"))
+    print(ANSI("    \x1b[8mHidden\x1b[0m (Hidden)"))
+
+    # Ansi colors.
+    title("ANSI colors")
+
+    print(ANSI("    \x1b[91mANSI Red"))
+    print(ANSI("    \x1b[94mANSI Blue"))
+
+    # Other named colors.
+    title("Named colors")
+
+    print(ANSI("    \x1b[38;5;214morange"))
+    print(ANSI("    \x1b[38;5;90mpurple"))
+
+    # Background colors.
+    title("Background colors")
+
+    print(ANSI("    \x1b[97;101mANSI Red"))
+    print(ANSI("    \x1b[97;104mANSI Blue"))
+
+    print()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()