/pick

create curses based interactive selection list in the terminal

Primary LanguagePythonMIT LicenseMIT

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pick is a small python library to help you create curses based interactive selection list in the terminal. See it in action:

Demo

Installation

$ pip install pick

Usage

pick comes with a simple api:

>>> from pick import pick

>>> title = 'Please choose your favorite programming language: '
>>> options = ['Java', 'JavaScript', 'Python', 'PHP', 'C++', 'Erlang', 'Haskell']
>>> option, index = pick(options, title)

Options

  • options: a list of options to choose from
  • title: (optional) a title above options list
  • indicator: (optional) custom the selection indicator, defaults to *
  • default_index: (optional) set this if the default selected option is not the first one