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id: more-click
version: "0.1.3"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# more-click — Implementations of common CLI patterns on top of Click

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 150.8K/mo

## What it is and what it does

More Click is a library of reusable Click decorators and helper functions that reduce boilerplate when building command-line interfaces. It provides pre-configured options like `verbose_option` for logging control, `host_option` and `port_option` for web server configuration, and higher-level utilities like `make_web_command()` that wrap WSGI applications for CLI execution. The package is designed to let developers quickly add common CLI patterns without repeating decorator definitions across projects.

The library is particularly useful for packages that include optional web components. Rather than eagerly importing web dependencies at CLI startup, more_click uses WSGI-style string references to defer loading until needed. It can automatically choose between Flask's development server and gunicorn based on CLI flags, making it practical for both development and production deployment scenarios.

Use it for:

- Add a `--verbose` flag to a CLI tool that controls package logger verbosity
- Create a web command that runs a WSGI app with configurable host and port options
- Build a CLI that can switch between development server and gunicorn via a flag
- Wrap a WSGI application for CLI execution without eagerly importing dependencies at startup
- Organize multiple CLI commands in a Click group with shared host and port options

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides pre-built Click decorators and utilities for common CLI patterns, including options for logging, web server configuration, and WSGI app launching.

Yes, if you are building Click-based CLIs and want to reduce repetitive decorator definitions. The package is actively maintained, has no security vulnerabilities, and depends only on click. However, note its 'Development Status :: 1 - Planning' classifier—verify whether that reflects actual stability before relying on it in production.

## Install

pip install more-click
uv add more-click
poetry add more-click

## Installing more-click

Before you install: Low install friction with a single runtime dependency on click. Active maintenance with recent commits and releases spanning since 2020.

License in practice: Licensed under MIT (permissive), allowing use in commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart:

from more_click import host_option, port_option
import click

@click.command()
@host_option
@port_option
def web(host: str, port: str):
    app.run(host=host, port=port)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    web()

Requires click as a runtime dependency; intended for use with WSGI applications.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package is suitable for production use given its 'Development Status :: 1 - Planning' classifier
- Performance characteristics when running WSGI apps via gunicorn integration
- Whether the web command utilities work with frameworks other than Flask

## Package facts

- License: not declared (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 150.8K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

click decorator utilities, cli option patterns, flask wsgi cli wrapper, verbose logging option, gunicorn cli integration, cli-utilities, click-extensions

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