python-poetry / python-poetry/poetry
A more script-friendly version of the show command that can be parsed
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Description
- [ x] I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate.
- [x ] I have searched the documentation and believe that my question is not covered.
Feature Request
I think it'd be useful to have a version of the poetry show command that has output that scripts can rely on. In other words, a "porcelain" version in the same way that git has porcelain and non porcelain versions (where porcelain commands are guaranteed to not change so they can be reliably parsed easily)
Currently, the poetry show command is not reliable because, to take one example, the output will change depending on the width of the terminal
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the existing poetry show command and its current output behavior, especially how terminal width changes the results. Define a stable, script-parseable output contract for a porcelain-style variant, then verify that the output remains reliable across terminal widths.
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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
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100