Georg Brandl added the comment: I think you're using the escapes correctly: you must only escape nonprinting characters. Try
>>> sys.ps1 = '\x01\033[32m\x02>>> \x01\033[0m\x02' ---------- status: open -> closed _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue20359> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com