def get_item(parent=None, title='User Input', prompt='Choose One:', items=[
    ], current=0, editable=False):
    """Opens a simple prompt to choose an item from a list, returns a string
    """
    for ind, item in enumerate(items):
        print(' ', ind + 1, '. ', item)
    ret = input(prompt)
    if ret != '':
        ind = int(ret) - 1
        if ind < len(items):
            return items[ind]
        else:
            return ''
    else:
        return ''
