#!/usr/bin/env python """ Simple example of input validation. """ from prompt_toolkit import prompt from prompt_toolkit.validation import Validator def is_valid_email(text): return "@" in text validator = Validator.from_callable( is_valid_email, error_message="Not a valid e-mail address (Does not contain an @).", move_cursor_to_end=True, ) def main(): # Validate when pressing ENTER. text = prompt( "Enter e-mail address: ", validator=validator, validate_while_typing=False ) print("You said: %s" % text) # While typing text = prompt( "Enter e-mail address: ", validator=validator, validate_while_typing=True ) print("You said: %s" % text) if __name__ == "__main__": main()