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python-prompt-toolkit
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Python Prompt Toolkit 3.0
prompt_toolkit is a library for building powerful interactive command line and terminal applications in Python.
It can be a very advanced pure Python replacement for GNU readline, but it can also be used for building full screen applications.
Some features:
Syntax highlighting of the input while typing. (For instance, with a Pygments lexer.)
Multi-line input editing.
Advanced code completion.
Selecting text for copy/paste. (Both Emacs and Vi style.)
Mouse support for cursor positioning and scrolling.
Auto suggestions. (Like fish shell.)
No global state.
Like readline:
Both Emacs and Vi key bindings.
Reverse and forward incremental search.
Works well with Unicode double width characters. (Chinese input.)
Works everywhere:
Pure Python. Runs on all Python versions starting at Python 3.6. (Python 2.6 - 3.x is supported in prompt_toolkit 2.0; not 3.0).
Runs on Linux, OS X, OpenBSD and Windows systems.
Lightweight, the only dependencies are Pygments and wcwidth.
No assumptions about I/O are made. Every prompt_toolkit application should also run in a telnet/ssh server or an asyncio process.
Have a look at the gallery to get an idea of what is possible.
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Python Prompt Toolkit 3.0
prompt_toolkitis a library for building powerful interactive command line and terminal applications in Python.It can be a very advanced pure Python replacement for GNU readline, but it can also be used for building full screen applications.
Some features:
Like readline:
Works everywhere:
Have a look at the gallery to get an idea of what is possible.
Getting started
Go to getting started and build your first prompt. Issues are tracked on the Github project.
Thanks to:
A special thanks to all the contributors for making
prompt_toolkitpossible.Also, a special thanks to the Pygments and wcwidth libraries.
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