This utility provides functions to log messages to a file and print them to the console with appropriate coloring. It supports different message types and offers flexibility in handling log files.

• Colored Console Printing: Prints messages in different colors based on the message type (e.g., PASS, NOTE, ERROR).
• Log File Management: Generates or clears a log file. Can create new files with numerical suffixes if the file already exists.
• Cross-platform Support: Handles file paths for different environments such as Windows, Linux, WSL, and Mac.

• Python 3.x
• termcolor library

Make sure to install the termcolor library using the following command:

pip install termcolor

Generates or clears a log file.

• log_file_path: Path to the log file.
• use_numerical_suffix: If True, creates new files with numerical suffixes if the file exists; otherwise, clears the existing file.

Logs a message to a file and prints it to the console.

• input_message: Message to be logged and printed.
• log_file: Path to the log file.

Here's how to use the functions:

input_file = 'E:/Entheome_ONT-Illumina_Hybrid_Assembly_Pipeline/test.fastq'
file_extension = pathlib.Path(input_file).suffix
run_log = input_file.replace(file_extension, '.txt')

# Generate or clear the log file
run_log = generate_log_file(run_log, use_numerical_suffix=False)

log_print(input_message='PASS: TEST', log_file=run_log)
log_print(input_message='NOTE: TEST', log_file=run_log)
log_print(input_message='ERROR: TEST', log_file=run_log)

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