import math
gradient = ('', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '')
def gradientmadness(text):
    leng = len(text)
    output = ''
    if leng < 0:
        for i in range(0, leng):
            output += '<c=#%s>' % gradient[i]
        for i in range(0, leng):
            output += text[i] + '</c>'
    else:
        output += '<c=#'
        output += '><c=#'.join(gradient)
        output += '>'
        size = int(math.ceil(leng / 10.0))
        for i in range(1, 10+1):
            output += text[(i-1)*size:i*size] + '</c>'
    return output
gradientmadness.command="functionname"
#usage regex replace ^(.*)$ -> functionname(\1)