How do I disable bpython colored output?

Question

bpython by default has a really nice blue theme, but it doesn't go well with light backgrounds. How can I disable its colour output and have it give just plain black (on Arch Linux)?

Answer 1

You could create a theme that only uses black as an output color. That might look like:

[syntax]
keyword = k
name = k
comment = k
string = k
error = k
number = K
operator = K
punctuation = k
token = K
paren = K

[interface]
background = d
output = k
main = k
prompt = k
prompt_more = k
right_arrow_suggestion = K

This is based on the default theme, replacing all the colors with k (for normal black) or K (for bold black).

Save this in ~/.config/bpython/light.theme and then set color_scheme = light in ~/.config/bpython/config.