https://github.com/eliranwong/get-path-prompt
'get-path-prompt' prompts terminal users for entry of a file or directory path.
https://github.com/eliranwong/get-path-prompt
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'get-path-prompt' prompts terminal users for entry of a file or directory path.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/eliranwong/get-path-prompt
- Owner: eliranwong
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2022-10-27T19:44:23.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2022-10-27T19:46:57.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-08T15:50:23.429Z (6 months ago)
- Language: Python
- Size: 18.6 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# get-path-prompt
source: https://github.com/eliranwong/getpath
'get-path-prompt' prompts terminal users for entry of a file or directory path.
# Recommended:
You can run 'get-path-prompt' with or without prompt_toolkit.
With prompt_toolkit installed, however, you can use all features we will mention below.
To install prompt_toolkit, run:
> pip install prompt_toolkit
Features:
* prompts for a file or folder path entry
* option to define prompt indicator and text colors
* option to check existence of the entered path
* option to create directories if they do not exist
* auto-history-saving - use up or down keys to get previous entered records
* auto-suggestion from history - use right arrow key to complete a suggestion
* auto-completion of file or directory path
* support command 'cd' to change directories
* support command 'ls' to list directory content
* customise cancel entry or allow empty entry to close the prompt
* built-in key bindings - ctrl+q to quit prompt, ctrl+l to list directory content
* confirm if users want to continue if invalid option is entered
* easily integrated into python project,
For example, we integrate this utility into a text editor we developed:
https://github.com/eliranwong/UniqueBible/blob/main/util/terminal_text_editor.py