eliot-char-counter-pkg 0.1.0

A professional CLI tool to count unique characters

Character Counter Package

A professional Python CLI tool for counting unique characters in strings and text files. Built with modern standards using src-layout and uv.

Features

• Flexible Input: Process raw text strings or local files.
• Priority Rule: If both parameters are provided, --file takes higher priority, and the --string input is ignored.
• CLI Ready: Once installed, the tool is available as a standalone command.
• Robustness: Fully covered by unit tests.

Installation

To install the package from the local directory using uv, run:

uv pip install .
uv pip install -e . development mode

Usage

• After installation, you can use the char-counter command directly from your terminal.

using string

char-counter --string "your string"

using file

char-counter --file path/to/your/file.txt

Priority Logic

The application follows a strict priority rule: if both arguments are provided, the tool will process the file and ignore the string input.

char-counter --file data.txt --string "this text will be ignored"

Help

To see all available options and command descriptions, run:

char-counter --help

Documentation

Technical specifications and design decisions are documented separately in the RFC.md file.