New default chars to display progress bar

Author: Olivier Brunel

ProgressBar.py

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 
 class ProgressBar:
   def __init__(self,
-              pretext="", # Text to print before the bar
-              progresschar="-", # Character to show progress
-              loadingchars=r"\|/", # Last character of bar moving as bar loads (moves even if no progress)
-              startendchar="[]", # Characters going around the bar
+              pretext=r"", # Text to print before the bar
+              progresschar=r"█", # Character to show progress
+              loadingchars=r"█▓▒░▒▓", # Last character of bar moving as bar loads (moves even if no progress)
+              startendchar=r"||", # Characters going around the bar
               barwidth=int(os.get_terminal_size().columns/2), # Length of the bar in characters (does not include what's around the bar)
               displaypercentage=False, # Show percentage as well or not
               displaycount=False # Show count as well or not

README.md

@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ for i in range(0,max)
 ### Style parameters
 You can give the following optional arguments to the ProgressBar constructor:
 - pretext: Text to print before the bar (default "")
-- progresschar: Character to show progress (default '-')
-- loadingchars: Last character of bar moving as bar loads (moves even if no progress) (default "\\|/")
-- startendchar: Characters going around the bar (default "[]")
+- progresschar: Character to show progress (default '█')
+- loadingchars: Last character of bar moving as bar loads (moves even if no progress) (default "█▓▒░▒▓")
+- startendchar: Characters going around the bar (default "||")
 - barwidth: Length of the bar in characters (does not include optionally printed pretext, progresschar, percentage and count) (default terminal width/2)
 - displaypercentage: Show percentage as well or not (default False)
 - displaycount: Show count as well or not (default False)