questionary

Python library to build pretty command line user prompts ⭐️

questionary Permissive license MIT Active ★ 2,157 v2.1.1 released 2025-08-28

Install

questionary on PyPI

pip

pip install questionary

uv

uv add questionary

poetry

poetry add questionary

Package facts

License	MIT (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.9)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	1 — prompt_toolkit
Maintenance	actively maintained — 350 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-07-22
First released	2018-12-01
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: questionary-2.1.1-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: cli, ui, inquirer, questions, prompt

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About questionary

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Questionary

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✨ Questionary is a Python library for effortlessly building pretty command line interfaces ✨

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Example (image)

```python3 import questionary

questionary.text("What's your first name").ask() questionary.password("What's your secret?").ask() questionary.confirm("Are you...

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Questionary builds interactive command-line prompts and forms with minimal code, supporting text input, selections, checkboxes, passwords, and confirmations through a clean Python API.

Low friction install with a single runtime dependency (prompt_toolkit). Actively maintained with recent releases; last commit 2026-07-22 and latest release 2025-08-28 indicate ongoing support.

MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you must retain the copyright notice and license text in distributions.

Usage

pip install questionary

import questionary

questionary.select(
    "What do you want to do?",
    choices=["Option A", "Option B", "Option C"]
).ask()

Requires Python 3.9 or later.

Verdict: Questionary is a well-maintained, permissively licensed library for building polished CLI prompts with minimal dependencies. No known vulnerabilities, active development, and top-1000 PyPI popularity make it a solid choice for interactive command-line applications.

Needs verification

Whether prompt_toolkit's own dependencies introduce additional system-level requirements or transitive friction beyond what the fact sheet captures.
Performance characteristics or latency implications when handling large choice lists or complex nested prompts.

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