boxesminusspacious.py

import os
class box:
    def __init__(self, text):
        t = []
        maxlen = []
        text = text.split("[p]")
        for i, p in enumerate(text):
            p = p.split('[l]')
            maxlen.append(max(len(line) for line in p))
            t.append('')
            t.append(' \033[47;30m '+' '*maxlen[i]+' \033[0m')
            for line in p:
                t.append(' \033[47;30m '+line+' '*(maxlen[i]-len(line))+' \033[0m')
            t.append(' \033[47;30m '+' '*maxlen[i]+' \033[0m')
        t.append('')
        self.t = t
        del t, maxlen, i
    def output(self):
        print('\n'.join(self.t))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    a = box('this is the first box\
[l]as you can see\
[p]now you\'re reading the content from the second box\
[p]we just switched to the third box\
[l]not as large a box\
[l]though slightly higher\
[l]you can see that even though\
[l]it goes on and on\
[l]nothing broke yet\
[l](well i hope so at least)\
[p]anyway we reached the last box\
[l]so it\'s time for good byes')
    a.output()
    if 'win' in os.sys.platform:
        os.system('PAUSE')