# inquirerpy > Python port of Inquirer.js (A collection of common interactive command-line user interfaces) - **URL**: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/inquirerpy - **Author**: Kevin Zhuang - **Category**: Frameworks - **Latest version**: `0.3.4` (2026-04-21) - **License**: MIT - **Source**: https://github.com/kazhala/InquirerPy - **Language**: Python - **GitHub**: 459 stars, 25 forks - **Registry**: pypi (`inquirerpy`) - **Tags**: `cli`, `commandline`, `development`, `inquirer`, `prompt-toolkit`, `pypi` ## Description # InquirerPy [![Test](https://github.com/kazhala/InquirerPy/workflows/Test/badge.svg)](https://github.com/kazhala/InquirerPy/actions?query=workflow%3ATest) [![Lint](https://github.com/kazhala/InquirerPy/workflows/Lint/badge.svg)](https://github.com/kazhala/InquirerPy/actions?query=workflow%3ALint) [![Build](https://codebuild.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/badges?uuid=eyJlbmNyeXB0ZWREYXRhIjoiUUYyRUIxOXBWZ0hKcUhrbXplQklMemRsTVBxbUk3bFlTdldnRGpxeEpQSXJidEtmVEVzbVNCTE1UR3VoRSt2N0NQV0VaUXlCUzNackFBNzRVUFBBS1FnPSIsIml2UGFyYW1ldGVyU3BlYyI6IloxREtFeWY4WkhxV0NFWU0iLCJtYXRlcmlhbFNldFNlcmlhbCI6MX0%3D&branch=master)](https://ap-southeast-2.console.aws.amazon.com/codesuite/codebuild/378756445655/projects/InquirerPy/history?region=ap-southeast-2&builds-meta=eyJmIjp7InRleHQiOiIifSwicyI6e30sIm4iOjIwLCJpIjowfQ) [![Coverage](https://img.shields.io/coveralls/github/kazhala/InquirerPy?logo=coveralls)](https://coveralls.io/github/kazhala/InquirerPy?branch=master) [![Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/InquirerPy)](https://pypi.org/project/InquirerPy/) [![PyPi](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/InquirerPy)](https://pypi.org/project/InquirerPy/) Documentation: [inquirerpy.readthedocs.io](https://inquirerpy.readthedocs.io/) ## Introduction `InquirerPy` is a Python port of the famous [Inquirer.js](https://github.com/SBoudrias/Inquirer.js/) (A collection of common interactive command line user interfaces). This project is a re-implementation of the [PyInquirer](https://github.com/CITGuru/PyInquirer) project, with bug fixes of known issues, new prompts, backward compatible APIs as well as more customisation options. ![Demo](https://github.com/kazhala/gif/blob/master/InquirerPy-demo.gif) ## Motivation [PyInquirer](https://github.com/CITGuru/PyInquirer) is a great Python port of [Inquirer.js](https://github.com/SBoudrias/Inquirer.js/), however, the project is slowly reaching to an unmaintained state with various issues left behind and no intention to implement more feature requests. I was heavily relying on this library for other projects but could not proceed due to the limitations. Some noticeable ones that bother me the most: - hard limit on `prompt_toolkit` version 1.0.3 - various color issues - various cursor issues - No options for VI/Emacs navigation key bindings - Pagination option doesn't work This project uses python3.7+ type hinting with focus on resolving above issues while providing greater customisation options. ## Requirements ### OS Leveraging [prompt_toolkit](https://github.com/prompt-toolkit/python-prompt-toolkit), `InquirerPy` works cross platform for all OS. Although Unix platform may have a better experience than Windows. ### Python ``` python >= 3.7 ``` ## Getting Started Checkout full documentation **[here](https://inquirerpy.readthedocs.io/)**. ### Install ```sh pip3 install InquirerPy ``` ### Quick Start #### Classic Syntax (PyInquirer) ```python from InquirerPy import prompt questions = [ {"type": "input", "message": "What's your name:", "name": "name"}, {"type": "confirm", "message": "Confirm?", "name": "confirm"}, ] result = prompt(questions) name = result["name"] confirm = result["confirm"] ``` #### Alternate Syntax ```python from InquirerPy import inquirer name = inquirer.text(message="What's your name:").execute() confirm = inquirer.confirm(message="Confirm?").execute() ``` ## Migrating from PyInquirer Most APIs from [PyInquirer](https://github.com/CITGuru/PyInquirer) should be compatible with `InquirerPy`. If you have discovered more incompatible APIs, please create an issue or directly update README via a pull request. ### EditorPrompt `InquirerPy` does not support [editor](https://github.com/CITGuru/PyInquirer#editor---type-editor) prompt as of now. ### CheckboxPrompt The following table contains the mapping of incompatible parameters. | PyInquirer | InquirerPy | | --------------- | --------------- | | pointer_sign | pointer | | selected_sign | enabled_symbol | | unselected_sign | disabled_symbol | ### Style Every style keys from [PyInquirer](https://github.com/CITGuru/PyInquirer) is present in `InquirerPy` except the ones in the following table. | PyInquirer | InquirerPy | | ---------- | ---------- | | selected | pointer | Although `InquirerPy` support all the keys from [PyInquirer](https://github.com/CITGuru/PyInquirer), the styling works slightly different. Please refer to the [Style](https://inquirerpy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pages/style.html) documentation for detailed information. ## Similar projects ### questionary [questionary](https://github.com/tmbo/questionary) is a fantastic fork which supports `prompt_toolkit` 3.0.0+ with performance improvement and more customisation options. It's already a well established and stable library. Comparing with [questionary](https://github.com/tmbo/questionary), `InquirerPy` offers ev ## Recent releases | Version | Date | Urgency | Changes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `0.3.4` | 2026-04-21 | Low | Imported from PyPI (0.3.4) | | `0.3.3` | 2022-02-03 | Low | ## 0.3.3 (04/02/2021) - Fixed windows filepath completion [#32](https://github.com/kazhala/InquirerPy/issues/32) | | `0.3.3` | 2022-02-03 | Low | ## 0.3.3 (04/02/2021) - Fixed windows filepath completion [#32](https://github.com/kazhala/InquirerPy/issues/32) | | `0.3.3` | 2022-02-03 | Low | ## 0.3.3 (04/02/2021) - Fixed windows filepath completion [#32](https://github.com/kazhala/InquirerPy/issues/32) | | `0.3.3` | 2022-02-03 | Low | ## 0.3.3 (04/02/2021) - Fixed windows filepath completion [#32](https://github.com/kazhala/InquirerPy/issues/32) | | `0.3.3` | 2022-02-03 | Low | ## 0.3.3 (04/02/2021) - Fixed windows filepath completion [#32](https://github.com/kazhala/InquirerPy/issues/32) | | `0.3.3` | 2022-02-03 | Low | ## 0.3.3 (04/02/2021) - Fixed windows filepath completion [#32](https://github.com/kazhala/InquirerPy/issues/32) | | `0.3.3` | 2022-02-03 | Low | ## 0.3.3 (04/02/2021) - Fixed windows filepath completion [#32](https://github.com/kazhala/InquirerPy/issues/32) | | `0.3.3` | 2022-02-03 | Low | ## 0.3.3 (04/02/2021) - Fixed windows filepath completion [#32](https://github.com/kazhala/InquirerPy/issues/32) | | `0.3.3` | 2022-02-03 | Low | ## 0.3.3 (04/02/2021) - Fixed windows filepath completion [#32](https://github.com/kazhala/InquirerPy/issues/32) | ## Citation - HTML: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/inquirerpy - Markdown: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/inquirerpy.md - Dependencies JSON: https://www.freshcrate.ai/api/projects/inquirerpy/deps _Generated by freshcrate.ai. 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