How to make a string blink for a specified time using the colored function in the termcolor module? [Python 2.7]

Question

I am trying to figure out how I can use the blink attribute of the colored() function in the termcolor module to blink for a specific amount of time, and then stop.

I looked at the package index and the properties of this, but I haven't seen anywhere describing if this would be possible.

I currently have the following bit of code that makes the string blink indefinitely:

print(colored('Picking the first dealer by random...', 'cyan', attrs=['blink']))

I would like to be able to make this string blink for a couple of seconds, stop, and then continue running the program. Is there a possible way to do this?

Answer 1

This blink_once() function will show the word TEXT for .5 secs and will hide it for .5 secs afterwards.

So the effect is just a one time blink. I do it writing spaces in he same place as the text after a delay. It's easy to modify the delay or the text, or adding them as parameters if you need it for your specific project.

The blink(number) calls blink_once() a determined number of times. So blink(3) will show the word "TEXT" blinking 3 times.

 import sys
 import time

 def blink_once():
     sys.stdout.write('\rTEXT')
     time.sleep(0.5)
     b = ("Loading")
     sys.stdout.write('\r     ')
     time.sleep(0.5)

def blink(number):
     for x in range(0,number):
         blink_once()

blink(3)