Interactive mode

[denilsonsa]

While I do like the pure command-line interface and I think it should always exist, I wonder if some minor interactivity would make the tool easier to use.

For instance, I wouldn't mind having a parameter to let me toggle which "extras" types I would like to download (see #101). It could be easily achieved using python-inquirer.

Alternatively, textual seems to be a very complete library/framework for text-based user interfaces, but that will probably require a lot more code than just a few lines of the inquirer.

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Footnote: After I finish downloading what I want, I'll probably not use this tool again for quite a long time. So, don't feel pressured to build it for me; I'm just sharing the idea because I thought it would be cool and useful (and possibly simple enough to implement).

[Kalanyr]

I do have a GUI version that I put aside for reasons I no longer remember ( probably some sort of cross-version or cross-platform comparability issue ). I should probably upload that for anyone who wants to mess with it. Inquirer looks minimal enough to put on my to do list.

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On Mon, 22 Jan 2024, 23:59 Denilson Sá Maia, ***@***.***> wrote: While I do like the pure command-line interface and I think it should always exist, I wonder if some minor interactivity would make the tool easier to use. For instance, I wouldn't mind having a parameter to let me toggle which "extras" types I would like to download (see #101 <#101>). It could be easily achieved <https://python-inquirer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/examples.html#checkbox-py> using python-inquirer <https://github.com/magmax/python-inquirer>. Alternatively, textual <https://github.com/Textualize/textual/> seems to be a very complete library/framework for text-based user interfaces, but that will probably require a lot more code than just a few lines of the inquirer. ------------------------------ Footnote: After I finish downloading what I want, I'll probably not use this tool again for quite a long time. So, don't feel pressured to build it for me; I'm just sharing the idea because I thought it would be cool and useful (and possibly simple enough to implement). — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#102>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABKZ336SVEI67K4DNNCXNC3YPZWCTAVCNFSM6AAAAABCFIFFXGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ERDJONRXK43TNFXW4OZWGEYTQOJQGY> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[denilsonsa]

I used inquirer once, it was awesomely simple and solved my need perfectly in that moment.

I also like using tqdm for (multiple) progress bars (and this one even works on Jupyter notebooks). Not that you have to use it, but it's a nice little library.