[FIXED] How to change IPython shell text literal color (Windows Powershell)

Issue

Problem definition

I use IPython on Windows Powershell. For some reason the color of string literals is unreadably dark red:

For comparison, here is how it looks on VSCode, using powershell "shell" and Ipython:

Question

IPython certainly uses some commands to tell the shell the color to be used. How can I modify the string literal color to be lighter red? I would like this to be computer-wide (or at least user-wide) setting.

Solution

I have found a way to set individual colors. In ipython_config.py (see other answer if you don't know how to get there), you will find a commented entry c.TerminalInteractiveShell.highlighting_style_overrides. Uncomment that entry and set a color for the String token to your liking:

## Override highlighting format for specific tokens
from pygments.token import Token
c.TerminalInteractiveShell.highlighting_style_overrides = {Token.String: '#009999'}

This makes strings readable again!

Answered By - Christoph