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Library Cookbook

Below you'll find examples of interesting ways to use the TTE library.

Animated Prompts

You can use any effect to create an animated prompt by setting the end_symbol parameter of the terminal_output() context manager to " ". Adjust the effect configuration to achieve a more responsive prompt.

from terminaltexteffects.effects.effect_beams import Beams
from terminaltexteffects.effects.effect_slide import Slide


def slide_animated_prompt(prompt_text: str) -> str:
    effect = Slide(prompt_text)
    effect.effect_config.final_gradient_frames = 1
    with effect.terminal_output(end_symbol=" ") as terminal:
        for frame in effect:
            terminal.print(frame)
    return input()


def beams_animated_prompt(prompt_text: str) -> str:
    effect = Beams(prompt_text)
    effect.effect_config.final_gradient_frames = 1
    with effect.terminal_output(end_symbol=" ") as terminal:
        for frame in effect:
            terminal.print(frame)
    return input()


resp = slide_animated_prompt("Here's a sliding prompt:")
resp = beams_animated_prompt("Here's one with beams:")

Output

Animated prompts using the Slide and Beams effects

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