Python Command Line Tools

Chapter 7: Turbocharging Click

It’s as good a time to be writing code as ever, these days, a little bit of code goes a long way. Just a single function is capable of performing incredible things. Thanks to GPUs, Machine Learning, the Cloud, and Python, it’s easy to create “turbocharged” command-line tools. Think of it as upgrading your code from using a basic internal combustion engine to a nuclear reactor. The basic recipe for the upgrade? One function, a sprinkle of compelling logic, and, finally, a decorator to route it to the command-line.

Writing and maintaining traditional GUI applications, web or desktop, is a Sisyphean task at best. It all starts with the best of intentions, but can quickly turn into a soul-crushing, time-consuming ordeal ...