diff --git a/src/pisi/colors.py b/src/pisi/colors.py
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+
+colors = {'black'              : "\033[30m",
+	  'red'                : "\033[31m",
+	  'green'              : "\033[32m",
+	  'yellow'             : "\033[33m",
+	  'blue'               : "\033[34m",
+	  'purple'             : "\033[35m",
+	  'cyan'               : "\033[36m",
+	  'white'              : "\033[37m",
+	  'brightblack'        : "\033[01;30m",
+	  'brightred'          : "\033[01;31m",
+	  'brightgreen'        : "\033[01;32m",
+	  'brightyellow'       : "\033[01;33m",
+	  'brightblue'         : "\033[01;34m",
+	  'brightmagenta'      : "\033[01;35m",
+	  'brightcyan'         : "\033[01;36m",
+	  'brightwhite'        : "\033[01;37m",
+	  'underlineblack'     : "\033[04;30m",
+	  'underlinered'       : "\033[04;31m",
+	  'underlinegreen'     : "\033[04;32m",
+	  'underlineyellow'    : "\033[04;33m",
+	  'underlineblue'      : "\033[04;34m",
+	  'underlinemagenta'   : "\033[04;35m",
+	  'underlinecyan'      : "\033[04;36m",
+	  'underlinewhite'     : "\033[04;37m",
+	  'blinkingblack'      : "\033[05;30m", 
+	  'blinkingred'        : "\033[05;31m", 
+	  'blinkinggreen'      : "\033[05;32m", 
+	  'blinkingyellow'     : "\033[05;33m", 
+	  'blinkingblue'       : "\033[05;34m", 
+	  'blinkingmagenta'    : "\033[05;35m", 
+	  'blinkingcyan'       : "\033[05;36m", 
+	  'blinkingwhite'      : "\033[05;37m", 
+	  'backgroundblack'    : "\033[07;30m",
+	  'backgroundred'      : "\033[07;31m",
+	  'backgroundgreen'    : "\033[07;32m",
+	  'backgroundyellow'   : "\033[07;33m",
+	  'backgroundblue'     : "\033[07;34m",
+	  'backgroundmagenta'  : "\033[07;35m",
+	  'backgroundcyan'     : "\033[07;36m",
+	  'backgroundwhite'    : "\033[07;37m", 
+	  'default'            : "\033[0m"  }
+
+def colorize(msg, color):
+    if colors.has_key(color):
+	return colors[color] + msg + colors['default']
+    else:
+	return msg