{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"PyMsgBox provides JavaScript-like message box functions (alert, confirm, prompt, password) that work cross-platform in pure Python, displaying native dialog boxes for user interaction.","skillfed_tags":["dialogs","cross-platform","cli-ui"],"use_cases":["Display confirmation dialogs in command-line tools before destructive operations","Collect simple user input (names, passwords, settings) without building a full GUI","Add alert notifications to scripts that need to pause and wait for user acknowledgment","Create cross-platform desktop utilities that run on Windows, macOS, and Linux with native dialogs","Prototype interactive applications quickly without learning a GUI framework"],"what_it_does":"PyMsgBox is a lightweight wrapper around native system dialogs that mimics JavaScript's message box API for Python. It provides four functions\u2014alert, confirm, prompt, and password\u2014each returning the user's choice or input. The package is pure Python with no external dependencies, making it simple to integrate into scripts and applications that need basic user interaction without a full GUI framework.\n\nThe module works cross-platform by delegating to the underlying system's dialog implementation. It supports Python 3.4 through 3.14, making it compatible with both older and current Python versions. The API is intentionally minimal and familiar to developers coming from JavaScript, reducing the learning curve for adding simple dialog boxes to command-line or desktop applications.","worth_installing":"Yes, for simple dialog needs. PyMsgBox is worth installing if you need lightweight, cross-platform message boxes without GUI framework overhead. It has no runtime dependencies, installs easily, and works across Python 3.4\u20133.14. The aging maintenance status (last release 339 days ago) is not a blocker for stable, simple functionality, but verify Tkinter availability on your target platform before deploying."},"id":"pymsgbox","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pymsgbox","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pymsgbox.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pymsgbox/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-09-09","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"copyleft","name":"PyMsgBox","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"A simple, cross-platform, pure Python module for JavaScript-like message boxes."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":5279404,"position":2123,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.0.1"}