pretty print a justified banner with colorama

banner.py

# auto banner
import colorama
from colorama import Fore, Back, init
if __name__ == "__init__":
  init()
def print_banner(banner_lines, fg=Fore.WHITE, bg=Back.BLACK, offset=0):
	'''
		prints all lines in list "banner_lines" justified by <'s or >'s, with 
		at least "offset" of each on each side of a line. 

		fg and bg are foreground color and bg color, and use colorama color codes.

		ex: print_banner(["Hello World!","sleepy 2013"], fg=Fore.BLUE, offset=5)
		>>> <<<<< ~ Hello World! ~ >>>>>
			<<<<< ~ sleepy 2013 ~ >>>>>>
	'''
	longest = 0
	for line in banner_lines:
		if len(line) > longest:longest=len(line)
	for line in banner_lines:
		line_offset = (longest-len(line))/2+offset
		print fg+bg+line_offset*"<"+ " ~ "+line+" ~ "+line_offset*">"
	print Fore.RESET