inform

library1.36pypypi✓ verified 83d ago

A Python library for print and logging utilities that provide colorized, formatted output and progress indicators. Current version is 1.36. Released roughly once or twice a year.

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pip install inform

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inform

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Install & Compatibility

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inform

✓ import inform

✗ from inform import inform

The library is used as a module, not a class. Use 'import inform' then call inform.log, inform.warn, etc.

Basic usage: log, warn, and fail functions output colorized messages to stderr.

import inform inform.log('Hello, world!') inform.warn('This is a warning.') inform.fail('This is an error.')

Debug

Known issues

gotchainform.log() writes to stderr, not stdout. Many users expect stdout.

fix

Use Python's print() for stdout; inform is for user-facing messages that should go to stderr.

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gotchainform does not use Python's logging module; it has its own output system. Do not try to configure it with logging.basicConfig.

fix

Use inform's own settings (e.g., inform.Config) to adjust output behavior.

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gotchainform.Progress is a context manager that requires a 'with' statement. Calling it without 'with' will not work as expected.

fix

Use 'with inform.Progress() as progress:' to create a progress indicator.

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Errors

Common errors & fixes

AttributeError: module 'inform' has no attribute 'inform'

Trying to import inform as a class or function instead of a module.

fix

Use 'import inform' and then call inform.log() etc.

TypeError: 'module' object is not callable

Calling inform() directly instead of inform.log().

fix

Use inform.log() or inform.warn() instead of inform().

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Version history

1.36latest on PyPI · released Jan 10, 2026

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/KenKundert/inform ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/inform/ ↗

homepagehttps://inform.readthedocs.io ↗

docshttps://inform.readthedocs.io ↗

changeloghttps://github.com/KenKundert/inform/blob/master/doc/releases.rst ↗