Option to not print favorite query when running it

changelog.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Features
 --------
 
 * Add enum value completions for WHERE/HAVING clauses. (#790)
+* Add `show_favorite_query` config option to control query printing when running favorite queries. (#1118)
 
 
 1.43.1 (2026/01/03)

mycli/AUTHORS

@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ Contributors:
   * 924060929
   * tmijieux
   * Scott Nemes
+  * Angelino Storm
 
 
 Created by:

mycli/main.py

@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.multi_line = c["main"].as_bool("multi_line")
         self.key_bindings = c["main"]["key_bindings"]
         special.set_timing_enabled(c["main"].as_bool("timing"))
+        special.set_show_favorite_query(c["main"].as_bool("show_favorite_query"))
         self.beep_after_seconds = float(c["main"]["beep_after_seconds"] or 0)
 
         FavoriteQueries.instance = FavoriteQueries.from_config(self.config)

mycli/myclirc

@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ log_level = INFO
 # Timing of SQL statements and table rendering, or LLM commands.
 timing = True
 
+# Show the full SQL when running a favorite query. Set to False to hide.
+show_favorite_query = True
+
 # Beep after long-running queries are completed; 0 to disable.
 beep_after_seconds = 0
 

mycli/packages/special/__init__.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     is_expanded_output,
     is_pager_enabled,
     is_redirected,
+    is_show_favorite_query,
     is_timing_enabled,
     open_external_editor,
     set_delimiter,
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
     set_pager,
     set_pager_enabled,
     set_redirect,
+    set_show_favorite_query,
     set_timing_enabled,
     split_queries,
     unset_once_if_written,
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@
     'set_pager_enabled',
     'set_redirect',
     'set_timing_enabled',
+    'set_show_favorite_query',
+    'is_show_favorite_query',
     'special_command',
     'split_queries',
     'sql_using_llm',

mycli/packages/special/iocommands.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 use_expanded_output = False
 force_horizontal_output = False
 PAGER_ENABLED = True
+SHOW_FAVORITE_QUERY = True
 tee_file = None
 once_file = None
 written_to_once_file = False
@@ -58,6 +59,15 @@ def is_pager_enabled() -> bool:
     return PAGER_ENABLED
 
 
+def set_show_favorite_query(val: bool) -> None:
+    global SHOW_FAVORITE_QUERY
+    SHOW_FAVORITE_QUERY = val
+
+
+def is_show_favorite_query() -> bool:
+    return SHOW_FAVORITE_QUERY
+
+
 @special_command(
     "pager",
     "\\P [command]",
@@ -260,7 +270,7 @@ def execute_favorite_query(cur: Cursor, arg: str, **_) -> Generator[tuple, None,
         else:
             for sql in sqlparse.split(query):
                 sql = sql.rstrip(";")
-                title = f"> {sql}"
+                title = f"> {sql}" if is_show_favorite_query() else None
                 cur.execute(sql)
                 if cur.description:
                     headers = [x[0] for x in cur.description]

test/myclirc

@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ log_level = DEBUG
 # Timing of sql statements and table rendering.
 timing = True
 
+# Show the full SQL when running a favorite query. Set to False to hide.
+show_favorite_query = True
+
 # Beep after long-running queries are completed; 0 to disable.
 beep_after_seconds = 0