askput

askput is a lightweight Python library for safe, validated, and interactive console input.

It removes repetitive input-validation logic and helps you build clean, readable CLI programs with minimal effort.

Why askput?

Python’s built-in input():

• always returns strings
• provides no validation
• leads to repeated try / except blocks

askput offers a clean abstraction over these problems while staying simple and dependency-free.

Features

• Integer and float input with bounds
• String length validation
• Email validation
• Secure password input
• Strong password rules
• Yes/No confirmations
• Phrase-based confirmation for dangerous actions
• Menu-based choice selection
• Regex (pattern) based input
• Multiple values input
• Fully tested with pytest
• Zero external dependencies

Installation

pip install askput

Usages

Basic Usage

from askput import ask

age = ask.int("Enter age", min=18)
price = ask.float("Enter price", min=0)
name = ask.string("Enter name", min_len=2)
email = ask.email("Enter email")

print(age, price, name, email)

Passwords and Confirmations

from askput import ask

age = ask.int("Enter age", min=18)
price = ask.float("Enter price", min=0)
name = ask.string("Enter name", min_len=2)
email = ask.email("Enter email")

print(age, price, name, email)

from askput import ask

password = ask.password("Enter password")
strong_password = ask.password_strong("Create strong password")

confirm = ask.confirm("Continue?")
delete = ask.confirm_phrase("Type DELETE to continue", "DELETE")

Choice / Menu Input

from askput import ask

role = ask.choice(
    "Select role",
    ["Admin", "User", "Guest"]
)

print("Selected role:", role)

##Pattern and Multiple Input

from askput import ask

code = ask.pattern("Enter code", r"^[A-Z]{3}\d{3}$")
tags = ask.multi("Enter tags (comma separated)")

print(code, tags)

Example: Simple CLI Flow

from askput import ask

role = ask.choice("Role", ["Admin", "User"])
age = ask.int("Age", min=18)
password = ask.password_strong("Password")

if ask.confirm("Submit form?"):
    print("Form submitted")

Testing

askput is fully tested using pytest.

pytest

All tests are before every release.