import PySimpleGUI as sg ''' A chatbot with history Scroll up and down through prior commands using the arrow keys Special keyboard keys: Up arrow - scroll up in commands Down arrow - scroll down in commands Escape - clear current command Control C - exit form ''' def ChatBotWithHistory(): # ------- Make a new FlexForm ------- # sg.ChangeLookAndFeel('GreenTan') # give our form a spiffy set of colors form = sg.FlexForm('Chat window with history', default_element_size=(30, 2), font=('Helvetica',' 13'), default_button_element_size=(8,2), return_keyboard_events=True) multiline_elem = sg.Multiline(size=(85, 5), enter_submits=True, key='query', do_not_clear=False) history_elem = sg.T('', size=(20,3)) layout = [ [sg.Text('Your output will go here', size=(40, 1))], [sg.Output(size=(127, 30), font=('Helvetica 10'))], [sg.T('Command History'), history_elem], [multiline_elem, sg.ReadFormButton('SEND', button_color=(sg.YELLOWS[0], sg.BLUES[0]), bind_return_key=True), sg.SimpleButton('EXIT', button_color=(sg.YELLOWS[0], sg.GREENS[0]))] ] form.Layout(layout) # ---===--- Loop taking in user input and using it to query HowDoI --- # command_history = [] history_offset = 0 while True: (button, value) = form.Read() if button is 'SEND': query = value['query'].rstrip() # EXECUTE YOUR COMMAND HERE print('The command you entered was {}'.format(query)) command_history.append(query) history_offset = len(command_history)-1 multiline_elem.Update('') # manually clear input because keyboard events blocks clear history_elem.Update('\n'.join(command_history[-3:])) elif button is None or button is 'EXIT': # quit if exit button or X break elif 'Up' in button and len(command_history): command = command_history[history_offset] history_offset -= 1 * (history_offset > 0) # decrement is not zero multiline_elem.Update(command) elif 'Down' in button and len(command_history): history_offset += 1 * (history_offset < len(command_history)-1) # increment up to end of list command = command_history[history_offset] multiline_elem.Update(command) elif 'Escape' in button: multiline_elem.Update('') exit(69) ChatBotWithHistory()