python-text-menu 0.0.5

Basic text menu for console

Python text menu

Python module for interacting with the user through console, to install module from pip execute:

pip install python_text_menu

Simple use

from python_text_menu import print_menu, ask_option

options = ['Option 1', 'Option 2', 'Option 3']
print_menu(options)
choice = ask_option(len(options))

Output:

Menu:
[1] Option 1
[2] Option 2
[3] Option 3
[4] Exit
Select an option: 

Then you can create your own flow based on 'choice':

if choice == '1':
    # Do something
elif choice == '2':
    # Do something else
...

[!WARNING] Consider that ask_option() implements the built-in input() function and as such it locks the code flow

Customize

You can customize it by giving it a title, a separator and/or an input text:

options = ['Option 1', 'Option 2', 'Option 3']
choice = print_menu(options, title='New title', sep=''*20, input_text='Choose something...')

Output:

New title:
====================
[1] Option 1
[2] Option 2
[3] Option 3
[4] Exit
Choose something...