# CITGuru/PyInquirer

A Python module for common interactive command line user interfaces

Repository: https://github.com/CITGuru/PyInquirer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pyinquirer
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, prompt-toolkit, cmd, command-line-tool, command-line-interface, inquirer, cli, cli-app, command-line-app, command-line, ipython, unix-command, python2, python3, pyinquirer
Last push: 2024-03-02T09:32:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3003, "days_push": 914, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1999, forks 226 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:03.806379+00:00)

## What it is
PyInquirer is a Python module providing a collection of common interactive command line user interfaces, ported from Inquirer.js. It lets developers build immersive CLI applications with prompts for asking questions, validating answers, and managing hierarchical input flows.

## Use cases
- ask users interactive questions in a python cli
- build interactive command line prompts in python
- validate user input from the terminal
- create multi-step wizard-style cli prompts
- port inquirer.js-style prompts to python
- collect user choices with list and checkbox prompts

## When to choose
- you are building a Python CLI app that needs interactive prompts
- you want Inquirer.js-like question flows in Python
- you need styled, validated terminal input with minimal setup

## When to avoid
- you need a actively maintained library - the project is seeking a new maintainer
- you are on modern prompt_toolkit versions, since it pins prompt_toolkit 1.0.14
- you prefer its maintained successor projects like questionary

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, gui
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: interactive-prompts, inquirer, prompt-toolkit, terminal-ui, cli-prompts, command-line

## Member repositories
- CITGuru/PyInquirer (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.806379+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:02:09.017110+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CITGuru/PyInquirer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.806379+00:00, sha bab555cff33f)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/pyinquirer/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:41:51.124932+00:00, sha 0414b271bb69)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.