Rich MySQL terminal client with auto-completion, syntax highlighting, and dataframes.
/ # repository root
├── .github/ # GitHub Actions and configuration
├── pyproject.toml # project configuration
├── doc/ # documentation
├── doc/cookbook.md # recipes for how to configure and use mycli
├── doc/key_bindings.md # documentation of key binding behaviors
├── doc/known_bugs.md # documentation of known bugs and limitations
├── doc/llm.md # documentation on how to use LLM features
├── doc/transforms.md # documentation on how to use dataframe transform/plot features
├── doc/screenshots/ # screenshots for documentation
├── mycli/ # application source
├── mycli/__init__.py # provides version number
├── mycli/app_state.py # `AppStateMixin` application state mixin and related functions
├── mycli/cli_runner.py # connects and dispatches main modes based on CLI arguments
├── mycli/client_commands.py # special commands which must be registered separately
├── mycli/client_connection.py # `ClientConnectionMixin` mixin for establishing the database connection
├── mycli/client_query.py # `ClientQueryMixin` mixin for running queries and refreshing completions
├── mycli/client.py # the `MyCli` "god class"
├── mycli/compat.py # OS compatibility helpers
├── mycli/config.py # configuration file readers and utilities
├── mycli/constants.py # shared constants
├── mycli/main.py # processes CLI arguments
├── mycli/main_modes/ # main execution paths
├── mycli/main_modes/batch.py # `--batch` mode
├── mycli/main_modes/checkup.py # `--checkup` mode
├── mycli/main_modes/completions.py # `--completions` mode
├── mycli/main_modes/execute.py # `--execute` mode
├── mycli/main_modes/list_dsn.py # `--list-dsn` mode
├── mycli/main_modes/repl.py # interactive REPL mode
├── mycli/myclirc # project-level configuration file
├── mycli/output.py # `OutputMixin` mixin for feedback and output of query results
├── mycli/packages/ # application packages
├── mycli/packages/completion/completion_engine.py # implementation of completion suggestions
├── mycli/packages/completion/completion_refresher.py # populates a `SQLCompleter` object in a background thread
├── mycli/packages/completion/schema_prefetcher.py # background prefetcher for multi-schema auto-completion
├── mycli/packages/completion/sql_completer.py # finds SQL completion candidates
├── mycli/packages/credentials/password_sources.py # password sources and precedence
├── mycli/packages/dataframes/completion.py # completions for `.|` transforms
├── mycli/packages/dataframes/transform.py # implements `.|` transforms
├── mycli/packages/execution/background_runner.py # run queries in the background, with query state and timing updates
├── mycli/packages/execution/sql_execute.py # `SQLExecute` class and friends
├── mycli/packages/integrations/ # integrations with fzf, Boundary, Kubernetes, macOS, OpenSSH, and Vault
├── mycli/packages/prompt_toolkit/fzf_history.py # uses fzf integration to serach the prompt_toolkit history
├── mycli/packages/prompt_toolkit/history.py # extends the prompt_toolkit history class
├── mycli/packages/prompt_toolkit/key_bindings.py # prompt_toolkit key bindings
├── mycli/packages/prompt_toolkit/multiline.py # prompt_toolkit multiline input
├── mycli/packages/prompt_toolkit/style.py # prompt_toolkit (and Pygments) styles
├── mycli/packages/prompt_toolkit/toolbar.py # prompt_toolkit bottom toolbar
├── mycli/packages/prompt_toolkit/utils.py # general utility functions for prompt_toolkit
├── mycli/packages/pygments/mycli_lexer.py # extends `MySqlLexer` from Pygments
├── mycli/packages/redirection/ # implementation of shell-style redirects
├── mycli/packages/special_commands/ # implementation of mycli special commands
├── mycli/packages/sql_result/sql_result.py # the `SQLResult` dataclass for holding responses
├── mycli/packages/tabular_output/ # extends cli_helper with additional output formats
├── mycli/packages/utils/batch_utils.py # utilities for `--batch` mode
├── mycli/packages/utils/cli_utils.py # utilities for parsing CLI arguments
├── mycli/packages/utils/interactive_utils.py # utilities for confirming on destructive statements
├── mycli/packages/utils/key_binding_utils.py # handlers for key bindings and related special commands
├── mycli/packages/utils/keyring_utils.py # saved credential utilities
├── mycli/packages/utils/path_utils.py # utilities for files, including completion suggestions
├── mycli/packages/utils/sql_utils.py # utilities for parsing SQL statements
├── mycli/packages/utils/string_utils.py # generic string utilities
├── mycli/resources/completions/ # shell completions for CLI interface
├── mycli/types.py # shared types
├── mycli_test/features/ # behave tests
├── mycli_test/myclirc # mycli configuration used for tests
├── mycli_test/mylogin.cnf # `mylogin.cnf` example used for tests
├── mycli_test/pytests/ # pytest tests
├── mycli_test/pytests/conftest.py # pytest configuration
└── mycli_test/utils.py # shared utilities for tests
This repo uses uv for dependency management. Always prefix Python
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env -u PYTHONPATH uv run -- python script.pyThis repo uses type annotations which are checked by mypy. Always add
type annotations, and always check new code with env -u PYTHONPATH uv run -- mypy --install-types --non-interactive script.py.
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Use Type | None instead of Optional[Type].
Tests are coordinated by tox, and include both pytest and behave tests.
To run the full test suite, execute env -u PYTHONPATH uv run -- tox.
Use Python features available from Python 3.11 through Python 3.14. Compatibility with Python 3.9 is not needed. Compatibility with Python 3.10 is not needed.
Import style: prefer from package import name over import package.name as name.
Quoting style: prefer single quotes for new code, but do not remove double quotes from existing code.
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uv(not pip) - Formatter:
env -u PYTHONPATH uv run -- ruff format - Linter:
env -u PYTHONPATH uv run -- ruff check - Type checker:
env -u PYTHONPATH uv run -- mypy --install-types --non-interactive
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See also the file CONTRIBUTING.md.