Change colors of output log text from Django development server

Question

When running the django test server on a local project, can you make 400/500 errors stand out in a different color in output text?

Answer 1

The colors can be controlled using the DJANGO_COLORS environment variable. See the docs on syntax coloring: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.3/ref/django-admin/#syntax-coloring

This requires Django >= 1.2 and a platform which supports colors (disabled on Windows).

Answer 2

LINK UPDATE: docs for version 1.3 are no longer available from docs.django.com. The current version of the doc on syntax coloring is here:

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/ref/django-admin/#syntax-coloring