Effects¶

The Effects class provides a collection of ANSI escape sequences to apply various text effects in the terminal, such as bold, italic, underline, and more. These effects are useful for enhancing the visual appearance of terminal output, allowing for better readability and emphasis in text-based applications.

Usage¶

Reset Effects¶

To reset all text formatting and effects to default:

from ansitoolkit import Effects

# Reset all text effects
print(Effects.RESET)

Apply Bold Effect¶

To make the text bold:

# Apply bold effect to text
print(Effects.BOLD)

Apply Dim Effect¶

To apply dim (faint) text effect:

# Apply dim effect to text
print(Effects.DIM)

Apply Italic Effect¶

To italicize the text:

# Apply italic effect to text
print(Effects.ITALIC)

Apply Underline Effect¶

To underline the text:

# Apply underline effect to text
print(Effects.UNDERLINE)

Apply Slow Blink Effect¶

To make the text blink slowly:

# Apply slow blink effect to text
print(Effects.SLOW_BLINK)

Apply Rapid Blink Effect¶

To make the text blink rapidly:

# Apply rapid blink effect to text
print(Effects.RAPID_BLINK)

Apply Reverse Video Effect¶

To reverse the text and background colors:

# Apply reverse effect to text
print(Effects.REVERSE)

Hide Text¶

To hide the text (make it invisible):

# Hide the text
print(Effects.HIDE)

Apply Strikethrough Effect¶

To strike through the text:

# Apply strikethrough effect to text
print(Effects.STRIKETHROUGH)

Apply Double Underline Effect¶

To apply a double underline to the text:

# Apply double underline effect to text
print(Effects.DOUBLE_UNDERLINE)

Reverting Effects¶

Normal Intensity¶

To revert text to normal intensity (i.e., remove bold or dim effects):

# Revert text to normal intensity
print(Effects.NORMAL_INTENSITY)

Remove Italic Effect¶

To remove the italic effect from the text:

# Remove italic effect from text
print(Effects.NOT_ITALIC)

Remove Underline Effect¶

To remove the underline from the text:

# Remove underline effect from text
print(Effects.NOT_UNDERLINED)

Turn Off Blinking¶

To stop text from blinking:

# Turn off blinking effect
print(Effects.BLINK_OFF)

Turn Off Reverse Effect¶

To disable the reverse video effect:

# Turn off reverse effect
print(Effects.REVERSE_OFF)

Reveal Hidden Text¶

To reveal text that was previously hidden:

# Reveal hidden text
print(Effects.REVEAL)

Remove Strikethrough Effect¶

To remove the strikethrough effect from the text:

# Remove strikethrough effect from text
print(Effects.NOT_STRIKETHROUGH)