Console Library

The scriptling.console library provides console input/output functions for interactive scripts.

Import

import scriptling.console as console

Available Functions

Functions

console.input([prompt]) -> str

Read a line from standard input. If a prompt is provided, it is written to stdout without a trailing newline before reading input.

Parameters:

• prompt (str, optional): The prompt to display before reading input

Returns:

• str: The line read from input, without the trailing newline

Raises:

• Error: If input is not available in the current environment

Example:

import scriptling.console as console

# Simple input
name = console.input("Enter your name: ")
print("Hello, " + name + "!")

# Input without prompt
line = console.input()
print("You entered: " + line)

Notes

• The console.input() function is only available when running scripts through the scriptling CLI with access to stdin
• When stdin is closed (e.g., when piping input), the function will raise an error
• The returned string does not include the trailing newline character
• For scripts that don’t require interactive input, consider using command-line arguments instead

Availability

The console library is an extended library and must be explicitly imported:

import scriptling.console as console

It is automatically registered by the scriptling CLI with stdin access configured.