beaupy
A library of elements for interactive TUIs in Python
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Yes. BeauPy is actively maintained, has no known security vulnerabilities, low install friction, and a permissive MIT license. It solves a real problem—interactive terminal UI elements are tedious to build from scratch—and has a stable API (production/stable classifier). Install it if you're building CLI tools that need user interaction beyond basic input/output.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low friction: pure Python wheel with four runtime dependencies (emoji, python-yakh, questo, rich).
- Actively maintained with a release 85 days ago and last commit on 2026-08-14.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license (permissive): you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-05-21 (85 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 239 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 91,069 downloads/mo, #13,544 on PyPI
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pip install beaupy
from beaupy import select, confirm
if confirm("Continue?"):
choice = select(["Option A", "Option B", "Option C"])
print(f"You chose: {choice}")- Whether the package works reliably with pdb debugging (known issue noted for versions 0.1.7+, status unclear for 3.12.0)
- Current state of Windows arrow-key support (issue noted for 3.0.0+, resolution status for 3.12.0 not explicit)
What it is and what it does
BeauPy is a Python library for building interactive terminal user interfaces with styled prompts and menus. It wraps common CLI patterns—single-select, multi-select, yes/no confirmation, and free-text input with validation—and renders them with rich formatting and emoji support via dependencies on rich, python-yakh for cross-platform input handling, emoji, and questo.
The library is designed for developers building CLI tools that need user interaction beyond simple print/input. It handles terminal rendering, keyboard navigation, and input validation in a single call, abstracting away the complexity of raw terminal control. Supports Python 3.7.8 through 3.14 on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Use it for
- Build interactive CLI menus where users navigate and select from lists with arrow keys and styled cursors.
- Gather validated user input in terminal scripts—prompts with type conversion, custom validators, and optional input hiding.
- Create multi-choice selection dialogs for configuration wizards or batch operations in command-line tools.
- Add yes/no confirmation dialogs to CLI workflows to prevent accidental destructive actions.
- Display animated spinners during long-running CLI tasks to provide visual feedback to users.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
BeauPy is actively maintained, has no known security vulnerabilities, low install friction, and a permissive MIT license. It solves a real problem—interactive terminal UI elements are tedious to build from scratch—and has a stable API (production/stable classifier). Install it if you're building CLI tools that need user interaction beyond basic input/output.
Install
beaupy on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel with four runtime dependencies (emoji, python-yakh, questo, rich). Actively maintained with a release 85 days ago and last commit on 2026-08-14.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive): you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install beaupy
from beaupy import select, confirm
if confirm("Continue?"):
choice = select(["Option A", "Option B", "Option C"])
print(f"You chose: {choice}")Verify before relying
- Whether the package works reliably with pdb debugging (known issue noted for versions 0.1.7+, status unclear for 3.12.0)
- Current state of Windows arrow-key support (issue noted for 3.0.0+, resolution status for 3.12.0 not explicit)
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release <4.0.0,>=3.7.8 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagesemojipython-yakhquestorich |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 85 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 91,069 / month, #13,544 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableEnvironment :: ConsoleIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Terminals |
Evidence: beaupy-3.12.0-py3-none-any.whl
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