dokibox 2.1.1

A fan-made Python library for Doki Doki Literature Club!, providing DDLC-style character dialogs, choice menus, and typewriter effects using PySide6. Fully cross-platform.

dokibox

A fan-made Python library for Doki Doki Literature Club, implementing various in-game prompt boxes using tkinter.

⚠️ Credit & IP Guidelines

dokibox is a fan derivative work based on Doki Doki Literature Club (DDLC) and is not officially affiliated with Team Salvato. The original game can be downloaded here or from the Steam store page.

Any user creating derivative works with this library must strictly follow the official IP guidelines.

Special thanks to Joseph from Team Salvato for his support and responses via email!

Installation

Install from PyPI:

pip install dokibox

Import

import dokibox

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ynbox — Yes/No Dialog

dokibox.ynbox(msg="Delete?", tooltip=False) → bool

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
msg	str	""	Message text
tooltip	bool	False	Tooltip text
btn_texts	tuple	None	Confirm button prompt. When set to None, dokibox will automatically detect the system language. To modify, please pass in a tuple, replacing "Yes" with the first parameter and "No" with the second parameter. English is used by default when the language is unknown.

Return value: clicking "Yes" returns True; clicking "No" or pressing Esc returns False.

if dokibox.ynbox("Delete?"):
    print("User clicked Yes")

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msgbox — Message Box

dokibox.msgbox(msg="Operation successful!", tooltip=False) → True

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
msg	str	""	Message text
tooltip	bool	False	Tooltip text

Single OK button. Closes on click, Enter, or Esc; returns True.

dokibox.msgbox("Saved successfully!")

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choicebox — Multiple Choice Dialog

dokibox.choicebox(msg="", choices=None, tooltip=False, force=None) → str | None

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
msg	str	""	Prompt text; hidden when empty
choices	list	None	List of choices
tooltip	bool	False	Tooltip text
force	int	None	Force-select an index (0-based); cursor moves to the center of that choice

Return value: the selected text content; Esc returns None.

char = dokibox.choicebox("Choose a character", ["Sayori", "Yuri", "Natsuki"], force=1)
print(char)  # "Yuri"

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dialogbox — Bottom Dialog Box

dokibox.dialogbox(msg="", w=None, h=220, name=None, typewriter=True, speed=50, bold=False)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
msg	str	""	Message text
w	int	None	Width (default 60% of screen width)
h	int	220	Height
name	str	None	Character name tag (white rounded label protruding above the dialog)
typewriter	bool	True	Typewriter mode
chardelay	int	50	Typewriter interval per character (ms)
bold	bool	False	Bold black stroke on text
overflow_mode	string	wrap	Has three parameters: wrap, overflow, and hide. wrap enables automatic line wrapping, overflow causes content to overflow the screen, and hide hides the content that goes off-screen.

In typewriter mode:

• Text appears character by character
• First click → reveals full text instantly
• Second click → closes

dokibox.dialogbox("You're actually Administrator, right?", name="Monika")
dokibox.dialogbox("Slower...", speed=80, bold=True)
dokibox.dialogbox("All at once", typewriter=False)

Finally

This project is licensed under the MIT license. When using it, please strictly comply with Team Salvato's relevant fan work IP creation guidelines.

Sayori is my favorite!🎀