[Tutor] display text in colors

[LandSurveyor]

I would like to direct a python script to display 'print' strings in various (chosen) colors; for example:

print \
"""
color this line blue   # in the printout display-be it screen or hardcopy
color this line green  # in the printout display-be it screen or hardcopy
"""
what I tried doing was:
import os
then the line...<os.system('\[\e[31;1m\]')> just before the print command (I borrowed this formatting from my $PS1 format.

Nadda.  Didn't work.  What might I try?