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Python Fire is a library for automatically generating command line interfaces (CLIs) from absolutely any Python object.

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Dominant language: Python
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Last GitHub push: Aug 16, 2025
Latest indexed: Sep 16, 2026
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google/python-fire#257 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
--help doesn't work on functions with **kwargs and all default args Open

google/python-fire#258 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Do not execute anything if command line is invalid, and make it the default behavior Open

google/python-fire#264 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Make completion depth adjustable Open

google/python-fire#266 · 5 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Return pandas.DataFrame Open

bug

google/python-fire#274 · 21 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Feature Request - Improved Documentation With Help Output Open

google/python-fire#276 · 1 comment · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Help Request - Disable NAME and SYNOPSIS Output Open

google/python-fire#277 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Use fire without exposing private members Open

google/python-fire#282 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Feature request to show help output inline Open

google/python-fire#286 · 5 comments · 5 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
how to hide SELF parameter from the help message? Open

google/python-fire#288 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
string literals in lists can't start with numbers without extra quotes Open

bug

google/python-fire#293 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
*varargs cannot tell the difference between whitespaces within and out of quotes Open

google/python-fire#294 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Display parameters of the parent class Open

enhancement

google/python-fire#295 · 1 comment · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
How can I get json param Open

question

google/python-fire#297 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
display commands in a particular order Open

enhancement

google/python-fire#298 · 14 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
[FEATURE REQUEST] typed arguments Open

enhancement

google/python-fire#300 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
[help] Display custom docstring from functions Open

google/python-fire#305 · 0 comments · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
No space between argument key and value (eg. -jthreads) Open

enhancement

google/python-fire#306 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Missing helptext for multiline argument. Open

google/python-fire#309 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
show flag alias on the help page Open

enhancement

google/python-fire#314 · 3 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
--help doesn't display correctly when using sub-groups; Open

google/python-fire#322 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Parse arguments based on type hints in the corresponding function signature Open

google/python-fire#327 · 1 comment · 5 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Support __call__ and __getattr__ on module Open

google/python-fire#328 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Less than helpful help text for Optional[int] argument Open

google/python-fire#329 · 1 comment · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
default mode without requiring named arguments Open

google/python-fire#331 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Parsing of json dumped booleans Open

google/python-fire#332 · 3 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Output of the example for grouping in docs is wrong Open

google/python-fire#333 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
arg parsing truncates at hash Open

bug

google/python-fire#338 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
formatting_windows.initialize_or_disable breaks ansi escape codes Open

google/python-fire#339 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Could be cool and likely easy to add optional typechecking from annotations with Typeguard Open

google/python-fire#343 · 4 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Is it possible to return `argparser` for customization? Open

question

google/python-fire#346 · 3 comments · 5 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Help Casts All Input Flags To UPPERCASE In Print Open

google/python-fire#351 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Logging messages don't using logging Open

enhancement help wanted

google/python-fire#353 · 4 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
What is the best way to have a "factory method" style? Open

google/python-fire#358 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Use another augmented assignment statement Open

google/python-fire#359 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
mis-assigned keyword arguments when two function parameters have the same name Open

help wanted

google/python-fire#379 · 6 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
How to display class functions in help? Open

google/python-fire#381 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
BUG: When using a Class for grouping commands `--self` shows as a flag Open

bug

google/python-fire#382 · 0 comments · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Allow choices restriction Open

enhancement

google/python-fire#384 · 8 comments · 22 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Feature : exclude_name_list Open

enhancement

google/python-fire#393 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Passing an argument multiple times Open

enhancement

google/python-fire#398 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
feature request: a way to support nested dict input Open

enhancement

google/python-fire#401 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
not compatible with pydantic.validate_arguments Open

bug

google/python-fire#402 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
feature request: tell fire to stop parsing argument and pass the remaining unparsed args to function Open

enhancement

google/python-fire#403 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Unexpected parsing behaviour for List of strings containing a string with a numeric initial Open

google/python-fire#411 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Is there any way to add command description in `-- --help` Open

google/python-fire#412 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Check if we need an analogous fix to #336 for the fish completion script generator Open

google/python-fire#418 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Drop support for Python 2? Open

question

google/python-fire#420 · 4 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Tests are installed Open

google/python-fire#422 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Inconsistent behaviour between --help and no arguments Open

google/python-fire#438 · 1 comment · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026

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