tmbo/questionary

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Questionary is a Python library for building pretty, interactive command line user prompts such as text inputs, passwords, confirmations, select lists, checkboxes, and autocomplete. It offers a simple, chainable API on top of prompt_toolkit for creating polished CLI interfaces.

Use cases

• ask users interactive questions in a python cli tool
• build a multi-select checkbox list on the command line
• prompt for a password with hidden input in python
• create a confirmation yes/no prompt in a script
• let users select from a list of options in a terminal app
• prompt for a file path with autocompletion
• build interactive setup wizards for python packages

When to choose

• you are building a Python CLI tool that needs interactive user input
• you want pretty, ready-made prompts like selects, checkboxes, and password fields with minimal code
• you want a simple, well-documented alternative to inquirer-style libraries in Python

When to avoid

• you need a full TUI framework with windows, panes, and event loops (use Textual or urwid)
• your project is not in Python
• you only need simple positional arguments or flags rather than interactive prompts (use argparse or click)

Facets

library · maturity stable

cli gui developer-tools developer-tools cross-platform python cli cross-platform interactive-prompts inquirer terminal-ui user-input forms command-line

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