def print_tree(task, indent='', last=True):
    '''
    Return a string representation of the tasks, their statuses/parameters in a dependency tree format
    '''
    # dont bother printing out warnings about tasks with no output
    with warnings.catch_warnings():
        warnings.filterwarnings(action='ignore', message='Task .* without outputs has no custom complete\\(\\) method')
        is_task_complete = task.complete()
    is_complete = (bcolors.OKGREEN + 'COMPLETE' if is_task_complete else bcolors.OKBLUE + 'PENDING') + bcolors.ENDC
    name = task.__class__.__name__
    params = task.to_str_params(only_significant=True)
    result = '\n' + indent
    if(last):
        result += '└─--'
        indent += '   '
    else:
        result += '|--'
        indent += '|  '
    result += '[{0}-{1} ({2})]'.format(name, params, is_complete)
    children = flatten(task.requires())
    for index, child in enumerate(children):
        result += print_tree(child, indent, (index+1) == len(children))
    return result