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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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  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • BSD
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Properties

  1.  Support for Themes
  2.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Portable
  2.  Command line interface
  3.  Ad-free
  4.  Works Offline
  5.  Syntax Highlighting
  6.  Support for scripting
  7.  No Tracking
  8.  No registration required
  9.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  10.  Autocompletion
  11.  Dark Mode
  12.  Tui
  13.  Inline editing
  14.  Code Completion

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  •  10,576 Stars
  •  815 Forks
  •  721 Open Issues
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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about Python Prompt Toolkit, and it has gotten 17 likes

Python Prompt Toolkit was added to AlternativeTo by 7heo on and this page was last updated .

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7heo
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Quite good, simple to use, and gets results much faster than with curses/ncurses.

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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.