rich-input-handlr 1.0.2

Because nobody types exactly 'Y' or 'N'. Accepts human-flavored yes/no/maybe input.

rich-input-handlr

Because nobody types exactly Y or N.

a Python lib that accepts human-flavored yes/no input and gives you back a clean True / False / None. understands slang, uwu-speak, profanity, typos, multilingual stuff, and the full spectrum of how people actually answer shit.

"You sure wanna download Miku songs? (yes/no): fuck yeah"
→ True

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install

pip install rich-input-handlr

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quick start

from rich_input_handlr import ask

if ask("Wanna overwrite this file?"):
    overwrite()
else:
    print("okay skipping lol")

that's literally it. ask() prints your question, reads input, returns True, False, or None. no more babysitting users who can't type a capital Y.

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what it understands

YES → True

yes, y, yeah, yep, yup, sure, absolutely, ofc, bet, fr, no cap, hell yeah, fuck yeah, yass, yas, lets go, lesgo, im in, yesh, yus, oki, si, oui, ja, da, and like 50 more

NO → False

no, n, nope, nah, nay, never, negative, hell no, fuck no, hard pass, pass, nuh uh, not a chance, L, big L, nein, niet, non, and like 50 more

UNCERTAIN → None or random (your call)

idk, maybe, meh, eh, depends, kinda, sorta, whatever, idrc, 50/50, dunno, perhaps, flip a coin, and more

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full config

wanna customize stuff? instantiate RichInput directly:

from rich_input_handlr import RichInput

handler = RichInput(
    uncertain_behavior="random",   # "random" | "none" | "prompt"
    fuzzy_threshold=0.82,          # 0.0–1.0 — lower = more lenient with typos
    extra_yes=["affirmativo"],     # add your own YES words
    extra_no=["no bueno"],         # add your own NO words
    extra_uncertain=["on the fence"],
    prompt_suffix=" (yes/no): ",   # appended to your question
)

result = handler.ask("Continue?")

uncertain_behavior options

value	what happens on "idk" / "meh" / unrecognized input
"random"	randomly returns True or False (50/50, default)
"none"	always returns None, you deal with it
"prompt"	re-asks the user once, then gives up and returns None

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async support

yep it's async-ready too

import asyncio
from rich_input_handlr import RichInput

handler = RichInput()

async def main():
    result = await handler.ask_async("Proceed?")
    print(result)

asyncio.run(main())

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parse without prompting

already have the input from somewhere else (a bot, a GUI, whatever)? skip the prompt:

handler.parse("hell yeah")   # → True
handler.parse("nah fam")     # → False
handler.parse("idk man")     # → None or random, depends on your uncertain_behavior

async version:

await handler.parse_async("yup")  # → True

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fuzzy matching

typos handled via Python's built-in difflib.SequenceMatcher. default threshold is 0.82 — catches stuff like "yse", "noo", "mabe" without going too crazy with false positives.

loosen it up if you want:

handler = RichInput(fuzzy_threshold=0.65)  # more lenient

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return values

situation	returns
recognized YES	True
recognized NO	False
uncertain/unrecognized + uncertain_behavior="none"	None
uncertain/unrecognized + uncertain_behavior="random"	True or False
uncertain/unrecognized + uncertain_behavior="prompt"	re-asks; None if still unclear

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zero dependencies

pure stdlib only — difflib, random, asyncio. nothing to install, nothing to break, nothing to audit.

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license

GPL-3.0

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