#!/usr/bin/env python """ An example of a custom lexer that prints the input text in random colors. """ from prompt_toolkit.lexers import Lexer from prompt_toolkit.shortcuts import prompt from prompt_toolkit.styles.named_colors import NAMED_COLORS class RainbowLexer(Lexer): def lex_document(self, document): colors = sorted(NAMED_COLORS, key=NAMED_COLORS.get) def get_line(lineno): return [ (colors[i % len(colors)], c) for i, c in enumerate(document.lines[lineno]) ] return get_line def main(): answer = prompt("Give me some input: ", lexer=RainbowLexer()) print("You said: %s" % answer) if __name__ == "__main__": main()