From b7245d0d85ee07b4b44ca4b2107a8a2e321950c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fabio Erculiani <lxnay@sabayon.org>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:26:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] [entropy.output] provide function that removes bash color
 codes from string

---
 libraries/entropy/output.py | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/libraries/entropy/output.py b/libraries/entropy/output.py
index 3b32869ce..eaf92826e 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/output.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/output.py
@@ -251,6 +251,21 @@ def colorize(color_key, text):
         return codes[color_key] + text + codes["reset"]
     return text
 
+def decolorize(text):
+    my_esc_seq = "\x1b"
+    new_text = ''
+    append = True
+    for char in text:
+        if char == my_esc_seq:
+            append = False
+            continue
+        elif char == "m" and not append:
+            append = True
+            continue
+        if append:
+            new_text += char
+    return new_text
+
 def bold(text):
     """
     Make text bold using bash/terminal codes.