diff --git a/terminalcolors.py b/terminalcolors.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+default = "\033[0m"
+bar = "                    "
+def colors4():
+  print("4 Bit colors:")
+  seq_template = "\033[{};{}m{}"
+  for color in range(40, 48):
+      print(seq_template.format(30, color, color) + bar + default)
+
+def colors8():
+  print("8 bit colors:")
+  seq_template = "\033[{};{};{}m{}"
+  for color in range(16, 255):
+      if color < 100:
+        seq_template = "\033[{};{};{}m {}"
+      else:
+        seq_template = "\033[{};{};{}m{}"
+#      colorstring = "".join(seq_template.format(48, 5, i, i) for i in range(color, color + 36 ))
+      print(seq_template.format(48, 5, color, color), end='')
+      if color % 36 == 15:
+         print()
+      #print(seq_template.format(48, 5, color) + bar + default)
+def main():
+  colors4()
+  colors8()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()