[Python Patterns] Adding a nice progress bar to your command line scripts
Every now and then I write a dumb little script that takes some time to complete. The progress bar module adds a little flair to the output of the script.
Every now and then I write a dumb little script that takes some time to complete. The progress bar module adds a little flair to the output of the script.
Remember to install the module from PyPi before you fire up this code.
pip install progress
Insert joke about wishing I could make the world progress by using Pip.
Code:
from progress.bar import FillingSquaresBar
import time
bar = FillingSquaresBar('Processing', max=20)
for i in range(20):
# Do something useful!!
time.sleep(1)
bar.next()
bar.finish()
Output:
>>> from progress.bar import FillingSquaresBar
>>>
>>> import time
>>>
>>> bar = FillingSquaresBar('Processing', max=20)
Processing>>>
>>> for i in range(20):
... # Do something useful!!
... time.sleep(1)
... bar.next()
...
bar.finish()
Processing ▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣ 100%
There are a few different types of progress bars available to you. Check out the docs for more. I love the random one.
Progress Docs on PyPi:
https://pypi.org/project/progress/
My blog posts tagged with "Python Patterns" are designed to be a quick look reference for some Python code snippets I use a lot. They are written to be a quick starting point for future projects so I do not need to type as much.