Python CLI with Click

Build a command-line tool in Python using Click with subcommands, option parsing, colored output, progress bars, and configuration file loading. Includes.

Python Cli Tooling Updated: 2026-01-15

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import click

@click.group()
def cli():
    pass

@cli.command()
@click.argument('name')
@click.option('--format', '-f', default='json', help='Output format')
def build(name, format):
    click.echo(click.style(f'Building {name} ({format})', fg='green'))

@cli.command()
@click.option('--verbose', is_flag=True)
def deploy(verbose):
    if verbose:
        click.echo('Deploying with verbose output...')
    click.echo('Done!')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    cli()