Just a minor suggestion: def display_board(board): print ' a b c d e f g h' print '+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+' for row in range(8): for col in range(8): piece = board[row * 8 + col]
if piece_type[piece] == WHITE: print '| \x1b[31;01m%c\x1b[39;49;00m' % board[row * 8 + col], else: print '| \x1b[34;01m%c\x1b[39;49;00m' % board[row * 8 + col], print '|', 8 - row print '+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+' -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list