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Author: hugovk

Doc/library/calendar.rst

@@ -751,6 +751,10 @@ The following options are accepted:
    By default, today's date is highlighted in color and can be
    :ref:`controlled using environment variables <using-on-controlling-color>`.
 
+.. versionchanged:: next
+   By default, the calendar is in color and can be
+   :ref:`controlled using environment variables <using-on-controlling-color>`.
+
 *HTML-mode options:*
 
 .. option:: --css CSS, -c CSS

Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst

@@ -713,6 +713,11 @@ binascii
 calendar
 --------
 
+* :mod:`calendar`'s :ref:`command-line <calendar-cli>` text output has more
+  color. This can be controlled with :ref:`environment variables
+  <using-on-controlling-color>`.
+  (Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :gh:`148352`.)
+
 * The :mod:`calendar`'s :ref:`command-line <calendar-cli>` HTML output now
   accepts the year-month option: ``python -m calendar -t html 2009 06``.
   (Contributed by Pål Grønås Drange in :gh:`140212`.)

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-04-10-20-23-22.gh-issue-148352.lrec3W.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add more colour to :mod:`calendar`'s CLI output. Patch by Hugo van Kemenade.