{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/11"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Inform provides specialized print functions for displaying formatted messages to users, with built-in support for logging, colored output (warnings in yellow, errors in red), and custom exception handling.","skillfed_tags":["cli-output","logging"],"use_cases":["Build CLI tools that display warnings and errors with consistent formatting and color coding without manual ANSI escape sequences.","Centralize application logging and error reporting so all messages go through a single configurable output system.","Create custom informants for verbosity-controlled debug output that can be toggled on or off at runtime.","Catch and report exceptions with preserved arguments so error handlers can access the original data for recovery or detailed logging.","Format and present complex data structures (lists, dicts, sets) to users in readable, Python-interpretable form."],"what_it_does":"Inform is a print and logging utility that replaces basic print statements with specialized functions that produce formatted, consistent output for user communication. It provides informants\u2014functions like display, warn, error, debug, and others\u2014that work like Python's built-in print but add headers, colors, and logging integration. The package also includes an Inform class for configuration (setting log files, program names, verbosity levels) and an Error exception class that preserves all arguments for later inspection and reporting.\n\nThe package includes utility functions for text manipulation (dedent, indent, conjoin, did_you_mean, plural, title_case, format_range) and message assembly (fmt, render, join). It supports custom informants via InformantFactory, allowing you to create conditional output based on verbosity or other criteria. The design keeps error handling and user communication consistent across an application, with the ability to track error counts and control output behavior through a single configuration point.","worth_installing":"Yes. Inform is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and solves a real problem\u2014replacing ad-hoc print statements with a unified, configurable logging and output system. It's particularly useful for CLI applications and scripts where consistent error presentation and logging matter. The permissive MIT license removes any legal friction."},"id":"inform","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/inform","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/inform.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/inform/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-06-28","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"inform","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"print & logging utilities for communicating with user"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":84937,"position":13965,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.37"}