Added optional color argument to poutput() for providing a color escape code to colorize the output with

Also:
- Added optional err_color and war_color arguments to perror() for providing color escape codes
- Removed usage of deprecated colorize() method within the examples

2 files changed, 20 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/examples/pirate.py b/examples/pirate.py
index 34906a9f..22274dbf 100755
--- a/examples/pirate.py
+++ b/examples/pirate.py
@@ -8,8 +8,21 @@ It demonstrates many features of cmd2.
 """
 import argparse
 
+from colorama import Fore
+
 import cmd2
 
+COLORS = {
+    'black': Fore.BLACK,
+    'red': Fore.RED,
+    'green': Fore.GREEN,
+    'yellow': Fore.YELLOW,
+    'blue': Fore.BLUE,
+    'magenta': Fore.MAGENTA,
+    'cyan': Fore.CYAN,
+    'white': Fore.WHITE,
+}
+
 
 class Pirate(cmd2.Cmd):
     """A piratical example cmd2 application involving looting and drinking."""
@@ -17,10 +30,10 @@ class Pirate(cmd2.Cmd):
         self.default_to_shell = True
         self.multiline_commands = ['sing']
         self.terminators = self.terminators + ['...']
-        self.songcolor = 'blue'
+        self.songcolor = Fore.BLUE
 
         # Add stuff to settable and/or shortcuts before calling base class initializer
-        self.settable['songcolor'] = 'Color to ``sing`` in (red/blue/green/cyan/magenta, bold, underline)'
+        self.settable['songcolor'] = 'Color to ``sing`` in (black/red/green/yellow/blue/magenta/cyan/white)'
         self.shortcuts.update({'~': 'sing'})
 
         """Initialize the base class as well as this one"""
@@ -68,7 +81,8 @@ class Pirate(cmd2.Cmd):
 
     def do_sing(self, arg):
         """Sing a colorful song."""
-        self.poutput(self.colorize(arg, self.songcolor))
+        color_escape = COLORS.get(self.songcolor, default=Fore.RESET)
+        self.poutput(arg, color=color_escape)
 
     yo_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     yo_parser.add_argument('--ho', type=int, default=2, help="How often to chant 'ho'")
diff --git a/examples/python_scripting.py b/examples/python_scripting.py
index ab5ecc2b..b6700cb7 100755
--- a/examples/python_scripting.py
+++ b/examples/python_scripting.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This application and the "scripts/conditional.py" script serve as an example for
 import argparse
 import os
 
+from colorama import Fore
+
 import cmd2
 
 
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ class CmdLineApp(cmd2.Cmd):
     def _set_prompt(self):
         """Set prompt so it displays the current working directory."""
         self.cwd = os.getcwd()
-        self.prompt = self.colorize('{!r} $ '.format(self.cwd), 'cyan')
+        self.prompt = Fore.CYAN + '{!r} $ '.format(self.cwd) + Fore.RESET
 
     def postcmd(self, stop: bool, line: str) -> bool:
         """Hook method executed just after a command dispatch is finished.