# Terminal platform abstraction

**URL:** <https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/terminal-platform-abstraction/6746>\
**Category:** libs\
**Created:** [February 11, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/terminal-platform-abstraction/6746 "2018-02-11T15:34:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 11, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/terminal-platform-abstraction/6746/4 "2018-02-11T19:45:44Z")

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> [@burntsushi](#):
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> I don’t have a ton of thoughts in this space, but I have a lot of domain knowledge with respect to making colors work in a variety of environments.

Could be good to also check out the [colorama](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/colorama) Python package that solves similar problems.

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