python - Not able to print in color on terminal

Question

As given in an answer on Print in terminal with colors using Python? , I am trying to print in color on console/terminal using following code:

RED = "e[31m"
NORMAL = "e[0m"

print("TESTING")
print(RED+"TESTING"+NORMAL)
print("TESTING")

However, it is not working and only giving following output:

TESTING
e[31mTESTINGe[0m      # IN BLACK, THOUGH IT IS SHOWING COLOR HERE.
TESTING

Where is the problem and how can it be solved? I am using Python version 3.5.3 on Debian Stable Linux.

Answer 1

You have found a wrong answer; e is not a valid escape sequence in Python. In some echo implementations, e is an escape sequence for the ASCII ESC character, but in Python you need to use a different notation.

The rest of the answers on that page use correct forms, either x1b or 33.