def supported(cls, stream=sys.stdout):
        """
        A class method that returns True if the current platform supports
        coloring terminal output using this method. Returns False otherwise.
        """
        if not stream.isatty():
            return False # auto color only on TTYs
        try:
            import curses
        except ImportError:
            return False
        else:
            try:
                try:
                    return curses.tigetnum("colors") > 2
                except curses.error:
                    curses.setupterm()
                    return curses.tigetnum("colors") > 2
            except:
                # guess false in case of error
                return False

        A class method that returns True if the current platform supports
        coloring terminal output using this method. Returns False otherwise.
        
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