Build your own Command Line with ANSI escape codes
Build your own Command Line with ANSI escape codes Everyone is used to programs printing out output in a terminal that scrolls as new text appears, but that's not all your can do: your program can color your text, move the cursor up, down, left or right, or clear portions of the screen if you are going to re-print them later. This is what lets programs like Git implement its dynamic progress indicators, and Vim or Bash implement their editors that let you modify already-displayed text without scrolling the terminal. There are libraries like Readline, JLine, or the Python Prompt Toolkit that h...
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