pip-search-ex-2.0.1

[2.0.1] - 2026-02-15

• Auto restart after self update: Now will auto restart with the same search if an auto update was requested

[2.0.0] - 2026-02-15

Major Changes - Unified Search Architecture

This release represents a major architectural simplification and improvement to the search system.

New Features

• Unified Search: Replaced complex basic/enhanced mode split with a single, intelligent search flow

  • Name-based search across ALL PyPI packages (always works, even with empty cache)
  • Opportunistic metadata search for richer results (searches summaries in cached packages)
  • Automatic on-demand metadata fetching for search results
  • Background cache building continues seamlessly

• --status Flag: Display local cache completion percentage

  • Shows cache status as a banner in --raw mode
  • Example: pip-search-ex --raw --status django

• Light Terminal Theme: New theme optimized for white/light backgrounds

  • Aliases: --light-terminal, --lterm, --inverse
  • Perfect for xterm default and other light terminal themes
  • High contrast colors for excellent readability

Improvements

• Banner System Overhaul (v1.5.7 - v1.7.3):

  • Fixed TUI banner CSS visibility
  • Consistent result count format (always "X of Y")
  • Consolidated banner layout (reduced vertical space)
  • Perfect alignment across all banner types
  • Proper emoji width calculation for all emoji types
  • Clean table borders with proper column dividers

• Search Performance:

  • Eliminated "cache ready" checks that caused missed results
  • All packages now searchable immediately, regardless of cache state
  • Metadata enrichment happens progressively as cache builds