changing colors in python

[Kane]

To convert ansi escape sequences into text colors you need a terminal
that understands what you are doing.  Linux does this by default; dos
and windows do not.  You need to have an extra program in memory.  The
conventional approach is the "ANSI.SYS" driver which probably still
ships with Windows (link below).

I've included a link to nansi.com but haven't used it with any windows
version > 3.1.  If memory serves it is significantly faster.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q101875
http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~dank/nansi/