rich-pyfiglet
A library that wraps PyFiglet with the Rich library for rendering ASCII art in the terminal.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. Low install friction, active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and MIT licensing make it a straightforward choice. Install if you need ASCII art banners in a terminal application or script—the library integrates cleanly with Rich, and the CLI is useful for one-off testing. The 83 days since last release and active status indicate ongoing support.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel.
- Actively maintained with a recent release; last commit 2026-05-23.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license (permissive) allows unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in commercial and private projects.
last release 2026-05-23 (83 days) · last repo commit 2026-05-23 · 10 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 157,642 downloads/mo, #10,749 on PyPI
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pip install rich-pyfiglet
from rich_pyfiglet import RichFiglet
from rich.console import Console
console = Console()
figlet = RichFiglet(text='Hello', colors='blue:green')
console.print(figlet)- Whether gradient quality and animation FPS customization are exposed through the library API or CLI only.
- Performance characteristics when rendering very large banners or with complex color gradients.
- Availability and completeness of the font list inherited from pyfiglet.
What it is and what it does
Rich-Pyfiglet wraps the PyFiglet ASCII art generator with Rich's terminal styling and color system. It provides a RichFiglet class that integrates seamlessly into Rich scripts, plus a standalone CLI for shell scripting and quick testing. The library handles terminal width automatically, word-wraps text, and supports color gradients (vertical or horizontal) and built-in animation modes. Borders and padding are calculated correctly to avoid rendering issues at different terminal sizes.
The package is designed for developers who want to add styled ASCII banners to terminal applications or scripts without managing font rendering and color formatting manually. It depends on pyfiglet for font rendering, rich for terminal output, and rich-click for CLI argument parsing. The fonts are type-hinted for editor auto-completion.
Use it for
- Add a colored ASCII banner to the start of a CLI tool or shell script for visual branding.
- Generate animated text transitions in terminal UIs built with Rich or Textual.
- Create multicolor gradient banners for status displays or dashboard headers.
- Quick prototyping of ASCII art designs via the included CLI without writing code.
- Render styled text art in log output or deployment scripts for emphasis.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
Low install friction, active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and MIT licensing make it a straightforward choice. Install if you need ASCII art banners in a terminal application or script—the library integrates cleanly with Rich, and the CLI is useful for one-off testing. The 83 days since last release and active status indicate ongoing support.
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rich-pyfiglet on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. Actively maintained with a recent release; last commit 2026-05-23. Supports current Python versions (3.10–3.14).
Requires Python 3.10 or later.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive) allows unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in commercial and private projects.
Quickstart
pip install rich-pyfiglet
from rich_pyfiglet import RichFiglet
from rich.console import Console
console = Console()
figlet = RichFiglet(text='Hello', colors='blue:green')
console.print(figlet)Verify before relying
- Whether gradient quality and animation FPS customization are exposed through the library API or CLI only.
- Performance characteristics when rendering very large banners or with complex color gradients.
- Availability and completeness of the font list inherited from pyfiglet.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagespyfigletrichrich-click |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 83 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 157,642 / month, #10,749 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/StableLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14 |
Evidence: rich_pyfiglet-2.0.1-py3-none-any.whl
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