code: def col(s, c, bg=0, no_reset=0):
      
      reset = reset_col
      if no_reset:
          reset = ''
      for _strt, _end, _col in ((code_start, code_end, H2),
                                (stng_start, stng_end, H2),
                                (emph_start, emph_end, H3)):
          if _strt in s:
              # inline code:
              s = s.replace(_strt, col('', _col, bg=background, no_reset=1))
              s = s.replace(_end , col('', c, no_reset=1))
  
      s =  '\033[38;5;%sm%s%s' % (c, s, reset)
      if bg:
          pass
          #s = col_bg(bg) + s
      return s
docs: print col('foo', 124) -> red 'foo' on the terminal
      c = color, s the value to colorize