selecto 1.0.5

Simple, colorful, multi-mode TUI that requires no boilerplate

Selecto

Selecto is a colorful, simple-to-use Text User Interface (TUI) library that requires just 1 line of code to get started. It's designed to make building beautiful and interactive CLI apps a breeze.

Features

• Easy to use.
• Colorful and interactive interface.
• Requires only 1 line of code to run.
• No external dependencies – everything you need is built-in.
• Dual mode: Select one item or multiple items.
  • Single mode: Select a single item and return it.
  • Multiple mode: Select multiple items and return them as a list.
• Automatic Adjustment to terminal height: selecto can automatically detect the number of available lines, then will dynamically adjust what options are shown in a way that keeps the cursor always visible and ideally in the center

Installation

You can install Selecto via pip:

pip install selecto

Usage

To control selecto, arrow keys provide navigation: arrow up and down to move a single row arrow left and right to move multiple rows (number of rows configurable) return key to select item in single selection mode space key to toggle item and return key to confirm selections in multiple selection mode Q to exit

To start selecto in the single selection mode (default mode):

from selecto import selecto

choice=selecto(list(range(50)))

if choice is not None:
    print(choice)

# > 0
#   1
#   2
#   3
#   4
#   5
#   6
#   7
#   8
#   9
#   10
#   11
#   12
#   13

# Item 1 of 50
# Press 'Q'  to exit, 'Enter' to confirm selection.

To start selecto in multiple selection mode:

from selecto import selecto

choice=selecto(list(range(50)),select_multiple=True) # by default value set to False

if choice is not None:
    print(choice)

# > [ ] 0
#   [ ] 1
#   [ ] 2
#   [ ] 3
#   [ ] 4
#   [ ] 5
#   [ ] 6
#   [ ] 7
#   [ ] 8
#   [ ] 9
#   [ ] 10
#   [ ] 11
#   [ ] 12
#   [ ] 13

# Item 1 of 50
# Press 'Q'  to exit, 'Space' to toggle selection, 'Enter' to confirm selection(s).

To change the number of rows left and right arrow keys jump:

from selecto import selecto

choice=selecto(list(range(50)),multi_index_jump=25) # default is 5

if choice is not None:
    print(choice)

Selecto has randomized messages on exit or errors, to toggle them:

from selecto import selecto

choice=selecto(list(range(50)),exit_messages=True) # True by default, False replaces all messages with generic messages

if choice is not None:
    print(choice)

# > 0
#   1
#   2
#   3
#   4
#   5
#   6
#   7
#   8
#   9
#   10
#   11
#   12
#   13

# Item 1 of 50
# Press 'Q'  to exit, 'Enter' to confirm selection.
#Houston, we have a problem!

choice=selecto(list(range(50)),exit_messages=False) # True by default, False replaces all messages with generic messages

if choice is not None:
    print(choice)

# > 0
#   1
#   2
#   3
#   4
#   5
#   6
#   7
#   8
#   9
#   10
#   11
#   12
#   13

# Item 1 of 50
# Press 'Q'  to exit, 'Enter' to confirm selection.
#Exiting.