Running and colors issues on Windows

[wolframhaussig]

Describe the bug
Hi, I stumbled over your project and as I want to try it out I figured I could just use the latest V2 release canditate. So I installed Python (Python 3.8.10) and used pip install gitlabform==2.0.0rc3 to install gitlabform. I have 2 separate problems:

1. if I call gitlabform in Windows CMD or powershell it does not work because windows does not recognise the missing file ending. CMD or powershell requires python C:\Users\[redacted]\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\Scripts\gitlabform -V.
2. if I call gitlabform -V in the git bash the program works but it does not correctly output the colors:
   

It would be great if the script would either work from CMD/Powershell also or that a recommandation for using git bash or something similar is mentioned.
Also, is there a way to make the color output work on windows or at least do not show it on windows as the escape sequences make it hard to read?

GitLabForm version: v2.0.0rc3

Output of gitlabform -V:

�[0m GitLabForm version: �[34m2.0.0rc3 �[0m�[0m = pre-release  (the latest stable is �[34m1.23.0�[0m)

[gdubicki]

Hey @wolframhaussig ! Thanks for trying out this app. :)

I will try to get these issue fixed but frankly as I don’t have a proper Windows workstation available it may take me a while, so PRs for this are very welcome.

Btw: did you have any issues after you actually started the app, did it work?

[wolframhaussig]

@gdubicki I would be happy to help with this but I am not a python programmer so I would not know where to start so I have to rely on someone with Python knowledge.

After the app started it seems to work(could connect to Gitlab, parsed my config file and all) but I have not done anything big with it yet - it looks promising though.

[gdubicki]

It was too interesting to just leave it as it is 😅 , so I installed Python on my gaming PC and after a bit of hacking released v2.0.0rc5 that should fix both issues.

But as a quick fix I removed color support from Windows as it turned out to be flaky - didn't work for me too. See this commit for more info.

Please check it out and let me know how it works for you, @wolframhaussig . :)

[gdubicki]

v2 final has been released. Please reopen this ticket if you still have issues under Windows, @wolframhaussig .

[wolframhaussig]

@gdubicki Sorry for the late response - I was on vacation last week. I have just downloaded the latest version and it looks great. Thank you!