better_input

Efficient high-speed improvement of Python's input systems (using Rust)

📖 Release Notes

Features

• Flexible input function
  • Prefixes and suffixes
  • Masking
  • Allow specific characters
• Selection (combobox)
  • Select between multiple options
• Spinbox

Setup

PyPi

1. Install better_input from PyPi:
   python -m pip install better_input
2. Import it into your projects
   import better_input
   or alternatively,
   from better_input import *

Manual

• Clone this repository
• Install the Python module maturin (preferably in a venv)
  python -m pip install maturin
• Develop the project
  maturin develop
• Import and use the module
  import better_input
• Build the project
  maturin build

Wheels are located at taret/wheels

Examples

Input

Note that it is safe to override Python's built-in input function, it will not break code.

from better_input import input
import string

pw = input(prefix="Enter password: ", mask="•")
print(f"Password: {pw}")

age = input(prefix="Age: ", suffix=" years old", allow=string.digits)
print(f"Age: {age}")

Selection

from better_input import selection

grade = selection(
    ["A*", "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "U"], 
    prefix="Select grade:", 
    suffix="Student 4/30"
)

print(f"Selected grade: {grade}")

Spinbox

from better_input import spinbox

minutes = spinbox(
    0,
    3600,
    prefix="Minutes: ",
    suffix=" mins",
    step=30,
)

print(f"Minutes: {minutes}")

Built with

• Rust
• Python
• pyo3
• crossterm

License

MIT License