kislyuk/argcomplete
Python and tab completion, better together. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 84
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 34
- age_days: 5035
- days_rel: 27
- days_push: 17
- n_releases_24m: 10
Adoption not part of the score
1577 stars · 149 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Python library that provides easy, extensible bash/zsh tab completion for command line applications built with argparse. It hooks into the shell's completion framework to dynamically suggest arguments, options, and values as the user types.
Use cases
- add tab completion to my python cli tool
- autocomplete argparse options in bash
- dynamic completion of argument values from network resources
- enable zsh completion for python scripts
- globally activate completion for all python argparse apps
When to choose
- your CLI is written in Python and uses argparse
- you want bash or zsh tab completion with minimal code changes
- you need dynamic completers for files, directories, or custom values
When to avoid
- your CLI does not use argparse
- you need first-class support for shells other than bash/zsh
- your program has heavy side effects before parser construction
Facets
library · maturity stable
cli developer-tools developer-tools python cli tab-completion argparse bash-completion zsh-completion shell-completion command-line linux macos
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/kislyuk/argcomplete · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3c2cce810c92
- homepage: https://kislyuk.github.io/argcomplete/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9e79aedb704d
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/argcomplete/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 992fa4d6d135
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kislyuk/argcomplete | main | 94 |
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