#498: Algorithms for high performance terminal apps

Talk Python To Me

Michael Kennedy

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4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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In this episode, we welcome back Will McGugan, the creator of the wildly popular Rich library and founder of Textualize. We'll dive into Will's latest article on "Algorithms for High Performance Terminal Apps" and explore how he's quietly revolutionizing what's possible in the terminal, from smooth animations and dynamic widgets to full-on TUI (or should we say GUI?) frameworks. Whether you're looking to supercharge your command-line tools or just curious how Python can push the limits of text-based UIs, you'll love hearing how Will's taking a modern, web-inspired approach to old-school terminals.

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0:00.0	In this episode, we welcome back Will McGugan, the creator of the wildly popular rich library
0:05.3	and the founder of Textualize. We'll dive into Will's latest article on algorithms for high-performance
0:11.0	terminal apps and explore how he's quietly revolutionizing what's possible in the terminal,
0:17.0	from smooth animations to dynamic widgets and full-fledged 2E, or should we say GUI, frameworks.
0:23.4	Whether you're looking to supercharge your command line tools or just curious about how Python can push the limits of text-based UIs,
0:30.7	you'll love hearing how Will is taking a modern, web-inspired approach to old-school terminals.
0:35.8	This is Talk Pythonomy, episode 498, recorded February 4th,
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