Extra Input

A simple helper lib with a few extra ways to get input from the user

How to use:

import extra_input

option = extra_input.selector(["Option [1]","Option [2]"])

print(f"you selected {option}")

Functions:

• select(options:list[str], squareBrackets = True) -> str Selects from a list of items, by defualt uses the items in the first square brackets of the list
• numbered_select(options:list[str], use_parens = False, roman_numerals = False) -> str Selects from a list of items, selecting by using numbers not needed in the list Can use 1) or roman numerals
• intput(text:str) -> int Gets input and only allows ints
• float_input(text:str) -> float Gets input and only allows floats
• custom_input(text:str, allowed:str, tellAllowed = True) -> str Gets input only allowing the charecters in allowed
• get_int_range(prompt: str, min_val, max_val, tell_range) -> int Gets an int in a certain range
• get_float_range(prompt: str, min_val, max_val, tell_range) -> float Gets a float in a certain range
• get_time(prompt: str, military_time = False) -> datetime.time Gets a datetime time
• get_date(prompt: str, number_month = False, number_day = True) -> datetime.date Gets a datetime date
• get_date_and_time(prompt: str, number_month = False, number_day = True, military_time = False) -> datetime.datetime Gets a datetime datetime
• get_bool(prompt) -> bool Gets a boolean value

Ideas, Errors, or Helping

If you want to do any of the three please use the github linked at the top

Changelog:

• 1.1.0:
  • Added range based functions
  • Added date and time functions
  • Made sure to update the changelog
  • Pretty sure I used correct grammar
• 1.0.6:
  • Updated the readme
• 1.0.5:
  • Fixed a bug where PyPI didn't show this whole readme
• 1.0.4:
  • Fixed some misc bugs
  • Fixed selector using the wrong index
  • Fixed selector using its own charecter making it more error prone
• 1.0.0 - 1.0.3:
  • Firguring out how to make this work