A simple terminal spinner for Python
Project description
Terminal Spinner Package
A simple Python package to display a spinner in the center of the terminal screen.
Features
- Displays a rotating spinner in the center of the terminal regardless the size of the screen.
- Clears the screen before starting the spinner.
- Hides the cursor while the spinner is running.
- Restores the cursor to its original position after completion and clears the screen again.
Installation
You can install the package via pip (to be updated once the package is published to PyPI):
pip install terminal-spinner
How to use
from terminal_spinner import run_spinner
# Run the spinner for X seconds, 5 by default
run_spinner(duration=5)
Example
# example.py
from terminal_spinner import run_spinner
def main():
print("Starting spinner...")
run_spinner(duration=3)
print("Spinner done!")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
python example.py
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License
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