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Typer And Rich by jamie-bitflight — Agent Skill

Name: Typer And Rich
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: Jamie-BitFlight

Typer And Rich

Use when building or debugging Typer/Rich CLI applications. Activates on Rich table rendering, console output in non-TTY environments, CliRunner testing with Rich output, snapshot testing, Typer command wiring, exception chain prevention with AppExit/AppExitRich patterns, table width at 80-column wrapping, Progress/Live in non-interactive contexts, stderr/stdout separation, or force_terminal vs width configuration. Grounds AI-generated CLI code in verified correctness patterns and prevents known Typer/Rich integration mistakes.

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Typer and Rich Best Practices

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If <user_input/> contains a directory or file then that is what should be examined against this guide specifically. Start immediately. If it is empty, then use this as a reference for existing tasks.

Correctness patterns for building CLI applications with Typer and Rich, focused on non-TTY environments and common failure modes. For API reference, load the dedicated skills:

Skill(skill="python-engineering:typer") — Typer CLI framework API reference
For Rich API reference, see ../python3-cli/references/rich-console-and-markup.md and related Rich references

Non-TTY and Programmatic Usage

Consult python-engineering:python3-core for standing defaults (architecture, typing, testing, CLI rules).

See ../python3-cli/references/typer-rich-non-tty-patterns.md — Console behavior without TTY, width defaults, force_terminal vs width, Progress/Live in non-interactive contexts, environment variables.

Rich Table Width Measurement

See ../python3-cli/references/typer-rich-tables.md — width measurement pattern that prevents wrapping at 80 columns in non-TTY output.

Testing Patterns

See ../python3-cli/references/typer-rich-testing-patterns.md — capturing Rich output in pytest, CliRunner with Rich, snapshot testing, common assertion mistakes.

Exception Chain Prevention

See ../python3-cli/references/typer-rich-exception-handling.md — Typer exception chain prevention with AppExit and AppExitRich patterns. Read when implementing error handling in Typer CLI applications.

Working Script Examples

See ../python3-cli/assets/typer_examples/index.md — working scripts demonstrating non-TTY display solutions. Read when troubleshooting display and layout of terminal applications.

See ../python3-cli/assets/python-cli-demo.py — complete working CLI demo with all patterns (PEP 723 shebang, Typer + Rich integration, modern Python 3.11+, async processing). Read when creating a new CLI tool as a reference implementation.

---name: typer-and-richdescription: Use when building or debugging Typer/Rich CLI applications. Activates on Rich table rendering, console output in non-TTY environments, CliRunner testing with Rich output, snapshot testing, Typer command wiring, exception chain prevention with AppExit/AppExitRich patterns, table width at 80-column wrapping, Progress/Live in non-interactive contexts, stderr/stdout separation, or force_terminal vs width configuration. Grounds AI-generated CLI code in verified correctness patterns and prevents known Typer/Rich integration mistakes.---# Typer and Rich Best Practices<user_input>$ARGUMENTS</user_input>If `<user_input/>` contains a directory or file then that is what should be examined against this guide specifically. Start immediately. If it is empty, then use this as a reference for existing tasks.Correctness patterns for building CLI applications with Typer and Rich, focused on non-TTY environments and common failure modes. For API reference, load the dedicated skills:- `Skill(skill="python-engineering:typer")` — Typer CLI framework API reference- For Rich API reference, see `../python3-cli/references/rich-console-and-markup.md` and related Rich references## Non-TTY and Programmatic UsageConsult `python-engineering:python3-core` for standing defaults (architecture, typing, testing, CLI rules).See `../python3-cli/references/typer-rich-non-tty-patterns.md` — Console behavior without TTY, width defaults, force_terminal vs width, Progress/Live in non-interactive contexts, environment variables.## Rich Table Width MeasurementSee `../python3-cli/references/typer-rich-tables.md` — width measurement pattern that prevents wrapping at 80 columns in non-TTY output.## Testing PatternsSee `../python3-cli/references/typer-rich-testing-patterns.md` — capturing Rich output in pytest, CliRunner with Rich, snapshot testing, common assertion mistakes.## Exception Chain PreventionSee `../python3-cli/references/typer-rich-exception-handling.md` — Typer exception chain prevention with `AppExit` and `AppExitRich` patterns. Read when implementing error handling in Typer CLI applications.## Working Script ExamplesSee `../python3-cli/assets/typer_examples/index.md` — working scripts demonstrating non-TTY display solutions. Read when troubleshooting display and layout of terminal applications.See `../python3-cli/assets/python-cli-demo.py` — complete working CLI demo with all patterns (PEP 723 shebang, Typer + Rich integration, modern Python 3.11+, async processing). Read when creating a new CLI tool as a reference implementation.

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