colorlog
Add colored output to Python logging for better readability.
Dev workflow and config PyPI MIT License
Used in agent projects
23
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#75 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
10.2M
PyPI, last 7 days, colorlog
GitHub stars
964
last push Jul 23, 2026
How colorlog is used
colorlog is a dependency in 23 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #75 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use python-dotenv (73.9%), Requests (69.6%), pytest (56.5%).
Often used with colorlog
| python-dotenv | 73.9% of colorlog projects · 11.3× more than average |
|---|---|
| Requests | 69.6% of colorlog projects · 13.1× more than average |
| pytest | 56.5% of colorlog projects · 21.7× more than average |
| Uvicorn | 47.8% of colorlog projects · 11.2× more than average |
| NumPy | 47.8% of colorlog projects · 12.5× more than average |
| pandas | 47.8% of colorlog projects · 15.9× more than average |
| Pydantic | 47.8% of colorlog projects · 9.4× more than average |
| PyYAML | 47.8% of colorlog projects · 15.8× more than average |
By coding agent
| GitHub Copilot | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list colorlog as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install colorlog |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (22), Next.js (1) |
| Example projects | VoltCyclone/PCILeechFWGenerator, pavelzbornik/whisperX-FastAPI, xxxoney/MEV-by-xxxoney, nihilistau/CosySim, diorwave/Solana-Trading-Bot |
Alternatives to colorlog
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dotenv npm Load environment variables from .env files into process.env. |
2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
| python-dotenv pypi Load environment variables from .env files in Python applications. |
828 (6.5%) | 156M | 8,898 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Husky npm Modern Git hooks manager for running tasks on git events. |
797 (6.3%) | 36.2M | 35.3K | MIT |
| lint-staged npm Run linters on git staged files to catch issues before commit. |
591 (4.7%) | 29.5M | 14.7K | MIT |
| concurrently npm Run multiple npm scripts concurrently for efficient development workflows. |
572 (4.5%) | 22.2M | 7,856 | MIT |
| cross-env npm Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts. |
265 (2.1%) | 25.8M | 6,521 | MIT |
| Pydantic Settings pypi Settings management and configuration from environment variables using Pydantic. |
251 (2.0%) | 96.8M | 1,475 | — |
| Rich pypi Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in terminal output. |
243 (1.9%) | 117M | 57.5K | MIT |