{"categories":[{"label":"Terminals","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/terminals"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Displays a simple animated spinner in the terminal to show progress when the duration of an operation is unknown, using a context manager interface.","skillfed_tags":["cli-ui","progress-indicator"],"use_cases":["Show progress during long-running API calls or network requests where duration is unpredictable.","Indicate activity during database queries or file I/O operations in CLI tools.","Provide visual feedback during background tasks in scripts or automation workflows.","Enhance user experience in command-line tools by replacing silent waits with animated feedback."],"what_it_does":"Click Spinner is a lightweight terminal utility that displays an animated spinner to indicate ongoing work when you cannot predict how long an operation will take. It wraps your code in a context manager, showing a simple animated character sequence while the block executes, then clearing it when done.\n\nThe package has no runtime dependencies and integrates directly into CLI applications built with Click or any other framework. It's designed for cases where a progress bar is inappropriate\u2014when you genuinely don't know the duration\u2014and you just need to signal to the user that something is happening.","worth_installing":"Yes. The package is actively maintained, has no dependencies, installs cleanly, carries a permissive license, and solves a specific, common problem in CLI development. Install it when you need terminal spinner functionality in a Python 3.8+ project."},"id":"click-spinner","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/click-spinner","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/click-spinner.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/click-spinner/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-06-23","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"click-spinner","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Spinner for Click"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":3864914,"position":2474,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.2.0"}