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Subject: "cat" breaks ANSI codes on Windows Terminal when piping stdout to
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## Bug:
Piping the standard output of cat into the standard input of golang or pyth=
on, makes the Windows Terminal render ANSI codes as arrows.

For example:
`\033[36m` turns into `=E2=86=90[36m` (or in base64'd UNICODE: `4oaQWzM2bQ=
=3D=3D`)

## Environment:
- cat v8.26
- Windows Terminal v1.12.10982.0
- golang version go1.17.2 windows/amd64
- python v3.7.7

colors.go
```
package main

import "fmt"

const colorReset =3D "\033[0m"
const colorCyan =3D "\033[36m"

func main(){
  fmt.Print(string(colorCyan) + "golang-test" + string(colorReset) + "\n")
}
```


color.py
```
from lolpython import lol_py

lol_py("python-test")
```


domains.txt is an empty file (from my testing, the contents of domains.txt =
do not affect this bug)

## What works:
The following commands will successfuly output in cyan color
`go run color.go`
`go build color.go && color.exe`
`go build color.go && cat domains.txt | color.exe`
`go build color.go && echo a | color.exe`
`go build color.go && type domains.txt | color.exe`
`py -3.7 color.py`

## What triggers the bug:
`cat domains.txt | go run color.go`
OUTPUT: `=E2=86=90[36mgolang-test=E2=86=90[0m`

`cat domains.txt | py -3.7 color.py`
OUTPUT: `=E2=86=90[38;2;128;237;18mp=E2=86=90[0m=E2=86=90[38;2;139;231;12my=
=E2=86=90[0m=E2=86=90[38;2;150;225;8mt=E2=86=90[0m=E2=86=90[38;2;161;217;5m=
h=E2=86=90[0m=E2=86=90[38;2;172;209;2mo=E2=86=90[0m=E2=86=90[38;2;182;200;1=
mn=E2=86=90[0m=E2=86=90[38;2;192;190;1m-=E2=86=90[0m=E2=86=90[38;2;201;180;=
1mt=E2=86=90[0m=E2=86=90[38;2;210;170;3me=E2=86=90[0m=E2=86=90[38;2;218;159=
;5ms=E2=86=90[0m=E2=86=90[38;2;226;148;9mt=E2=86=90[0m`

Strangely enough, golang compiled executables work perfectly, but piping `c=
at domains.txt | go run color.go` does not work.
The workaround I had to go with is to use Windows's built-in `type` command=
 instead of `cat`. This was a tricky bug to track-down so I hope this repor=
t helps hahah

- ItsIgnacioPortal