Python Prompt Toolkit
Cross-platform library for developing advanced CLI apps using syntax highlighting, multi-line editing, Emacs and Vi bindings, code completion, mouse support, Unicode compatibility, and auto suggestions, with minimal dependencies and extensive configuration options.
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Features
Properties
- Support for Themes
- Lightweight
Features
- Portable
- Command line interface
- Ad-free
- Works Offline
- Syntax Highlighting
- Support for scripting
- No Tracking
- No registration required
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Autocompletion
- Dark Mode
- Tui
Python Prompt Toolkit News & Activities
Recent activities
- Danilo_Venom updated Python Prompt Toolkit
- 7heo added Python Prompt Toolkit
7heo added Python Prompt Toolkit as alternative to GNU Readline- 7heo commented on Python Prompt Toolkit
Quite good, simple to use, and gets results much faster than with curses/ncurses.
- 7heo liked Python Prompt Toolkit
Python Prompt Toolkit information
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Open Source (BSD-3-Clause) and Free product.Written in
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- English
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What is Python Prompt Toolkit?
Python Prompt Toolkit is an alternative to GNU readline, offering features like syntax highlighting, multi-line input editing and advanced code completion. It is compatible with Emacs and Vi key bindings and includes advanced Vi features like named registers and digraphs. It also supports features like incremental search, Unicode double width characters, text selection for copy/paste, bracketed paste, mouse support for cursor positioning and scrolling, and auto suggestions. The toolkit operates with multiple input buffers and has minimal dependencies on Pygments and wcwidth. It works on various operating systems including Linux, OS X, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and Windows.
Comments and Reviews
Quite good, simple to use, and gets results much faster than with curses/ncurses.