app-startcli

app-startcli is a secure Python app launcher toolkit focused on three startup problems that appear in many real projects:

• how to load encrypted configuration safely
• how to standardize startup commands for development and production
• how to bootstrap a reusable CLI instead of rewriting startup boilerplate in every repository

It is especially useful for projects that want a secure startup flow, encrypted env loading, and a reusable app bootstrap CLI.

Install

pip install app-startcli

Package name vs import name vs command

• PyPI package name: app-startcli
• Python import name: start_cli
• Installed command: start-cli

from start_cli import EncryptedConfig, ConfigLoader, AppSettings, create_cli

What it provides

• encrypted config storage via EncryptedConfig
• smart config loading with ConfigLoader and load_config
• reusable Click CLI bootstrap via create_cli
• environment-aware settings via AppSettings
• helper utilities for masking secrets and maintaining .gitignore
• optional interactive terminal menu support

Why this package exists

Many Python projects have startup logic scattered across shell scripts, ad-hoc .env loaders, and custom CLI glue.

app-startcli pulls those responsibilities into one reusable package so you can:

• keep sensitive defaults out of source control
• enforce CLI args > process env > config defaults
• share one startup pattern across multiple apps
• provide a cleaner onboarding experience for developers and operators

Quick example

from start_cli import EncryptedConfig, create_cli

cfg = EncryptedConfig.create("config.env", password="example-password")
cfg["API_TOKEN"] = "example-token"
cfg.save()


def start_app() -> None:
    print("app started")


cli = create_cli(
    app_name="My Project",
    app_callable=start_app,
    required_envs={"API_TOKEN": "API token"},
)

Links

• Source: https://github.com/minidarkmimi/start_cli_public
• English README: https://github.com/minidarkmimi/start_cli_public/blob/main/README.md
• Chinese README: https://github.com/minidarkmimi/start_cli_public/blob/main/README.zh-CN.md