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Top 6 Python Command-line Interface Development Projects

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  1. rich

    Rich is a Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in the terminal.

    Project mention: Enchant your terminal application with python: survey, glow, rich, textwrap. | dev.to | 2025-05-26

    rich is so feature-packed that it might even feel like 'overkill' for very simple tasks. However, this extensive capability means you can do almost anything you can imagine with terminal styling and layout.

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  3. tqdm

    :zap: A Fast, Extensible Progress Bar for Python and CLI

    Project mention: Tqdm (Python Progress Bar) | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-03-30

  4. alive-progress

    A new kind of Progress Bar, with real-time throughput, ETA, and very cool animations!

    Project mention: Alive Progress Bars 🚀 | dev.to | 2024-11-12

    It makes waiting less boring and adds professionalism to your scripts. Try it out, and let me know what you think! Check out the official alive_progress GitHub page for more features.

  5. enlighten

    Enlighten Progress Bar for Python Console Apps

  6. CUTIE

    Command line User Tools for Input Easification

  7. sonne

    Sonne is a Python module that provides a lot of possibilities to make your terminal look beautiful.

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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  • No More Monitor Buttons: Control Brightness & Contrast with Your Custom CLI Tool.

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What are some of the best open-source Command-line Interface Development projects in Python? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 rich 52,778
2 tqdm 30,083
3 alive-progress 5,935
4 enlighten 503
5 CUTIE 343
6 sonne 4

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