Add multi-select to Choice()

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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45/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start by locating the Choice() implementation and its existing tests in the prompt-toolkit repository. Read how selection and return values currently work, then add coverage for space-based multi-selection and confirm that pressing enter returns the selected options as a list.

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Description

A parameter should be added to enable multi-select on the Choice() function.

You should be able to select multiple options using space and it should return a list of the options selected after hitting enter.

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