improve newline passing

binarycpython/utils/functions.py

@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ def call_binary_c_config(argument):
 def verbose_print(message: str,
                   verbosity: int,
                   minimal_verbosity: int,
-                  newline = "\n") -> None:
+                  newline: str = "\n") -> None:
     """
     Function that decides whether to print a message based on the current verbosity
     and its minimum verbosity
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ def verbose_print(message: str,
         message: message to print
         verbosity: current verbosity level
         minimal_verbosity: threshold verbosity above which to print
+        newline: newline character (or set of characters), defaults to "\n" but "\x0d" (carriage return) might be useful.
     """
 
     if verbosity >= minimal_verbosity:

binarycpython/utils/grid_logging.py

@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class grid_logging():
                     mem_use=total_mem_use,
                     system_string_colour=self.ANSI_colours["yellow"],
                     system_string=system_string,
-                    closing_colour=self.ANSI_colours["reset"],
+                    closing_colour=self.ANSI_colours["reset"]
                 ),
                 self.grid_options["verbosity"],
                 1,
@@ -295,8 +295,7 @@ class grid_logging():
                     mem_use=total_mem_use,
                     system_string_colour=self.ANSI_colours["yellow"],
                     system_string=system_string,
-                    closing_colour=self.ANSI_colours["reset"],
-                    newline=self.grid_options["log_newline"]
+                    closing_colour=self.ANSI_colours["reset"]
                 ),
                 self.grid_options["verbosity"],
                 1,
@@ -313,6 +312,11 @@ class grid_logging():
         )
 
     def verbose_print(self,*args,**kwargs):
+        # wrapper for functions.verbose_print to use the correct newline
+        newline = kwargs.get("newline",self.grid_options["log_newline"])
+        if newline is None:
+            newline = "\n"
+        kwargs["newline"] = newline
         binarycpython.utils.functions.verbose_print(*args,**kwargs)