{"categories":[{"label":"Libraries","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries/2"},{"label":"Markup","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/text-processing-markup"},{"label":"Terminals","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/terminals"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Renders formatted ASCII tables in terminal output from nested lists of strings, with support for multi-line rows and automatic column alignment.","skillfed_tags":["cli-output","text-formatting"],"use_cases":["Display query results or database records in CLI tools with automatic column alignment","Format structured data (CSV, logs, metrics) for human-readable terminal output","Build monitoring dashboards or status reports that run in terminal environments","Generate formatted output for shell scripts and automation tools that need readable tables"],"what_it_does":"terminaltables renders formatted ASCII tables directly to terminal output from Python data structures. It takes a nested list of strings (rows and columns) and automatically handles column width calculation and alignment, producing clean ASCII-bordered tables suitable for CLI applications and scripts.\n\nThe package has no runtime dependencies and works across Python 2.6+ and 3.3+ on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It supports multi-line cell content, making it useful for displaying structured data in command-line tools, monitoring dashboards, and report generation scripts. The library is mature and stable but has not seen active development since late 2021.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need simple ASCII table rendering in a terminal application. The package is stable, dependency-free, and widely used (6.2M monthly downloads). The aging status (no releases since 2021) is not a concern for a mature, feature-complete library, but verify compatibility if targeting Python versions beyond 3.10."},"id":"terminaltables","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/terminaltables","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/terminaltables.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/terminaltables/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2021-12-07","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"terminaltables","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Generate simple tables in terminals from a nested list of strings."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":6241262,"position":1949,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"3.1.10"}