def prompt(message: str, default: str = None) -> str:
    """Prompt the user for a value.

    Parameters
    ----------
    message : str
        The message to prompt the user with.
    default : str, optional
        The default value, by default None.

    Returns:
    --------
    str
        The value entered by the user.
    """
    text = f"{message} [{default}]" if default else message
    return input(text).strip() or default