prompt-toolkit / prompt-toolkit/python-prompt-toolkit
run as background process, connect to active terminal session
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Description
I want to create an TUI that runs in the background but connects to an active terminal session on command. Is this possible?
I have an app that uses prompt_toolkit, that runs with python app.py; after (slow) initial startup it is quite responsive. Is is possible to keep it running in the background and connect to the tty of a terminal session, to avoid the delay of quitting/restarting the process?
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The issue names no file or test. Start by reviewing prompt_toolkit's terminal and TTY handling alongside the Python app.py startup flow; determine whether reconnecting a background process to an active terminal is supported, and define a concrete implementation or documentation outcome before work begins.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100