# select


Hook for PyInquirer 'list' type prompts.Takes in two forms of `choices` inputs.1. list of string2. list of maps with the key as the output, the value as displayed question:param message: String message to show when prompting.:param choices: A list of strings or list of k/v pairs per above description:param name: A key to insert the output value to. If not provided defaults to    inserting into parent key:param index::return: String for answer


## Inputs

| Name | Type | Default | Required | Description |
| :--- | :---: |:---:| :---: | :--- |
| message | string |  |  | String message to show when prompting. |
| default | Any |  |  | Default choice. |
| name | string | tmp | X | Extra key to embed into. Artifact of API. |
| choices | Any |  |  | List of strings or dicts with keys as output and values as display. |
| index | boolean | False | X | Boolean to return the index instead of the answer |


## Arguments

| Position                 | Argument | Type |
|:-------------------------| :---: | :---: |
  | 1 | message | str |


## Output

str