rich-stepper 0.1.2

Beautiful multi-step terminal progress widget for Rich. Connected indicators, per-step logging, elapsed timers, and optional progress bars.

rich-stepper

Beautiful multi-step terminal progress widget for Rich. Connected indicators, per-step logging, elapsed timers, and optional progress bars — all rendered live in your terminal.

Installation

pip install rich-stepper

Requires Python 3.10+ and Rich 13+.

Quick Start

from rich.console import Console
from stepper import StepDefinition, StepStatus, Stepper

steps = [
    StepDefinition("Clone repository", StepStatus.COMPLETED),
    StepDefinition("Install dependencies", StepStatus.ACTIVE),
    StepDefinition("Run tests", StepStatus.PENDING),
    StepDefinition("Deploy", StepStatus.PENDING),
]

stepper = Stepper(steps=steps)
Console().print(stepper)

Renders a connected vertical stepper with status indicators:

● Clone repository
│
◉ Install dependencies
│
○ Run tests
│
○ Deploy

Live Updates

Use the context manager for animated step progression:

import time
from stepper import StepDefinition, StepStatus, Stepper

steps = [
    StepDefinition("Connecting", StepStatus.ACTIVE),
    StepDefinition("Downloading", StepStatus.PENDING),
    StepDefinition("Installing", StepStatus.PENDING),
    StepDefinition("Done", StepStatus.PENDING),
]

stepper = Stepper(steps=steps)
with stepper:
    for i in range(len(steps)):
        time.sleep(0.5)
        if i > 0:
            stepper.set_step_status(i, StepStatus.ACTIVE)
        time.sleep(0.5)
        stepper.set_step_status(i, StepStatus.COMPLETED)

Per-Step Logging

Append log messages to any step with stepper.log():

from rich.console import Console
from stepper import StepDefinition, StepStatus, Stepper, StepperTheme

theme = StepperTheme(max_log_rows=3, log_style="dim italic", log_prefix="›")

stepper = Stepper(
    steps=[
        StepDefinition("Fetch schema", StepStatus.COMPLETED, step_description="200 OK"),
        StepDefinition("Migrate database", StepStatus.ACTIVE, step_description="Applying patches…"),
        StepDefinition("Seed data", StepStatus.PENDING),
    ],
    theme=theme,
    console=Console(),
    auto_refresh=False,
)

stepper.log(0, "Connected to postgres://db:5432")
stepper.log(0, "Fetched 42 table definitions")
stepper.log(1, "Applying 001_create_users.sql")
stepper.log(1, "Applying 002_add_indexes.sql")
stepper.log(1, "Applying 003_seed_config.sql")
stepper.log(1, "Applying 004_migrate_orders.sql")  # oldest dropped (max_log_rows=3)

Console().print(stepper)

Logs render inline below (or above) each step label. Set max_log_rows to cap visible lines, or leave it None for terminal-height-aware truncation.

Log position

Control where logs appear relative to the step label:

from stepper import LogPosition, StepperTheme

theme = StepperTheme(log_position=LogPosition.ABOVE)  # logs above the label

Progress Bars

Enable per-step progress bars with show_bar=True:

theme = StepperTheme(show_bar=True, bar_width=20)
stepper = Stepper(steps=steps, theme=theme, console=Console(), auto_refresh=False)
stepper.set_step_progress(1, 0.6)  # 60% complete
Console().print(stepper)

The percent argument is clamped to [0.0, 1.0].

Elapsed Time

Show elapsed time per step:

theme = StepperTheme(show_elapsed_time=True)

Completed and active steps show elapsed time. Pending steps display -:--:--. Time freezes when a step is marked completed.

Dynamic Steps

Add steps at runtime inside a context manager:

with Stepper(theme=theme, console=console) as stepper:
    for url, label in sites:
        idx = stepper.add_step(label, status=StepStatus.ACTIVE, step_description=url)
        stepper.log(idx, f"Fetching {url}")
        # ... do work ...
        stepper.set_step_status(idx, StepStatus.COMPLETED)

Theming

StepperTheme is a frozen dataclass — set any combination of fields at construction:

Symbols and styles

theme = StepperTheme(
    completed_symbol="✓",
    active_symbol="◎",
    pending_symbol="○",
    completed_style="green bold",
    active_style="magenta bold",
    pending_style="bright_black",
)

Connectors

theme = StepperTheme(
    connector_symbol="│",
    connector_style="bright_black",
    line_thickness=2,    # repeat connector symbol N times
    step_gap=1,          # blank lines between steps
)

Label formatting

theme = StepperTheme(
    label_style="",
    step_description_style="dim",
    label_padding=2,     # spaces before label text
)

Progress bar styling

theme = StepperTheme(
    show_bar=True,
    bar_width=20,
    bar_complete_style="bar.complete",
    bar_finished_style="bar.finished",
    bar_pulse_style="bar.pulse",
)

Log styling

from stepper import LogPosition

theme = StepperTheme(
    log_position=LogPosition.BELOW,  # or LogPosition.ABOVE
    max_log_rows=5,                  # None for terminal-aware
    log_style="dim italic",
    log_prefix="›",
)

Time column

theme = StepperTheme(
    show_elapsed_time=True,
    time_style="progress.elapsed",
)

API Reference

Stepper

Extends rich.progress.Progress. All Progress constructor args are forwarded.

Method	Description
Stepper(steps, theme, console, ...)	Create stepper with optional initial steps and theme
add_step(label, status, step_description)	Add a step, returns TaskID
add_steps(steps)	Add multiple steps from StepDefinition list
set_step_status(index, status)	Update step status
set_step_progress(index, percent)	Set progress bar (0.0–1.0)
log(index, message)	Append a log message to a step

StepStatus

Value	Description
StepStatus.PENDING	Not yet started
StepStatus.ACTIVE	Currently running
StepStatus.COMPLETED	Finished

LogPosition

Value	Description
LogPosition.BELOW	Logs render below the step label (default)
LogPosition.ABOVE	Logs render above the step label

StepDefinition

StepDefinition(label, status=StepStatus.PENDING, step_description=None)

StepperTheme

All fields have sensible defaults. Override any combination:

Field	Type	Default
completed_symbol	str	"●"
active_symbol	str	"◉"
pending_symbol	str	"○"
completed_style	str	"green"
active_style	str	"cyan bold"
pending_style	str	"bright_black"
connector_symbol	str	"│"
connector_style	str	"bright_black"
line_thickness	int	1
step_gap	int	0
label_style	str	""
step_description_style	str	"dim"
label_padding	int	1
show_elapsed_time	bool	False
time_style	str	"progress.elapsed"
show_bar	bool	False
bar_width	int | None	20
bar_complete_style	str	"bar.complete"
bar_finished_style	str	"bar.finished"
bar_pulse_style	str	"bar.pulse"
log_position	LogPosition	LogPosition.BELOW
max_log_rows	int | None	None
log_style	str	"dim italic"
log_prefix	str	"›"

Examples

The examples/ directory contains 17 runnable scripts covering every feature:

Example	Description
01_basic	Default theme with mixed statuses
02_custom_colors	Custom symbol and style colors
03_emoji_symbols	Emoji-based step indicators
04_thick_connectors	Multi-line connector glyphs
05_step_gap	Blank lines between steps
06_all_completed	All steps in completed state
07_in_progress	Partially completed workflow
08_minimal_theme	Stripped-down minimal appearance
09_dense_layout	Compact layout with descriptions
10_many_steps	Handling 10+ steps
11_single_step	Single-step edge case
12_live_update	Animated context manager usage
13_elapsed_time	Elapsed time column
14_progress_bar	Per-step progress bars
15_step_logging	Inline log messages
16_full_featured	Everything combined
17_web_scraper	Real-world web scraper demo

Run any example directly:

python examples/16_full_featured.py

How It Works

Stepper extends Rich's Progress class with custom columns:

• StepIndicatorColumn — renders status symbols and vertical connectors
• StepLabelColumn — renders labels, descriptions, and inline logs
• StepperTimeColumn — renders elapsed/frozen time per step

Status mapping and log rendering are handled by shared StatusMapper and LogRenderer helpers for consistency across columns.

License

MIT