mini-download-ui 1.0

Minimal terminal download UI

Mini Download UI

A minimalist and cross-platform Python module providing a terminal download using ANSI escape sequences.

This project focuses on simplicity and clarity:

• No external dependencies
• Pure Python
• Works on Linux, macOS and modern Windows terminals

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Features

• APT style progress bar
• Log area displayed above the progress bar
• Progress percentage indicator
• Adaptive to terminal size
• ANSI-based rendering
• Simple and explicit usage

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Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• ANSI-compatible terminal
  • Linux terminals
  • macOS Terminal / iTerm2
  • Windows Terminal, PowerShell 7+, WSL

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Installation

No installation step required. Simply install the lib with pip

pip install mini_dl_ui

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Basic Usage

from mini_dl_ui import DownloadUI
import time

ui = DownloadUI()

for i in range(101):
    ui.set_progress(i)
    ui.log(f"Downloading package {i}/100")
    time.sleep(0.05)

ui.finish()

Example Terminal Output

[LOG] Downloading package 48/100
[LOG] Downloading package 49/100
[LOG] Downloading package 50/100
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[##########                                  ] 50%

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Threaded Usage

import threading
import time
from mini_dl_ui import DownloadUI

ui = DownloadUI(fill='=')

def worker():
    for i in range(101):
        ui.set_progress(i)
        ui.log(f"Chunk {i} received")
        time.sleep(0.03)
    ui.finish()

threading.Thread(target=worker).start()

Example Terminal Output

[LOG] Downloading package 48/100
[LOG] Downloading package 49/100
[LOG] Downloading package 50/100
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[=========                                  ] 50%