diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
index 8a13209..67d23fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # THIS WORKFLOW WILL BUILD WHEELS FOR ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS AND UPLOAD THEM TO PYPI
 
 # TO BUILD AND INSTALL LOCALLY FOR TESTING, RUN THE FOLLOWING COMMAND:
-# pip install "/path/to/python-lib-xulbux" --no-deps --no-cache-dir --force-reinstall --no-build-isolation
+# py -m pip install "/path/to/python-lib-xulbux" --no-deps --no-cache-dir --force-reinstall -vv
 
 # TO CREATE A NEW RELEASE, TAG A COMMIT WITH THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
 # git tag v1.X.Y
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CIBW_BUILD: cp310-* cp311-* cp312-* cp313-* cp314-*
           CIBW_SKIP: "*-musllinux_*"
-          CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: pip install setuptools>=80.0.0 wheel>=0.45.0 mypy>=1.19.0 mypy-extensions>=1.1.0 types-regex types-keyboard prompt_toolkit>=3.0.41
-          CIBW_BUILD_FRONTEND: "pip; args: --no-build-isolation"
+          CIBW_BUILD_FRONTEND: pip
           CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: XULBUX_USE_MYPYC=1
 
       - name: Verify wheels were built
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-lint.yml
index de90d54..b4e7a91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-lint.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install project and dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e .[dev]
+          pip install .[dev]
           pip install flake8 flake8-pyproject pyright pytest
 
       - name: Lint with flake8
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5716f42..96039aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@
 # <br><b>Changelog</b><br>
 
 
+<span id="v1-9-7" />
+
+## ... `v1.9.7`
+
+* Created a new CLI command `xulbux-fc`, which allows you to parse and render a given string's format codes as ANSI console output.
+* Added `.get()` method to `ParsedArgData` for safe index access on parsed argument values.
+* Added missing `__init__.py` files to the `base` and `cli` subpackages.
+* Fixed `ModuleNotFoundError` caused by `mypyc` compiling `__init__.py` files, which broke subpackage imports.
+* Simplified CI workflows to use `pip`'s build isolation instead of manually specifying build dependencies.
+
+
 <span id="v1-9-6" />
 
 ## 13.04.2026 `v1.9.6`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d234d3e..6e5125f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ pip install --upgrade xulbux
 ## CLI Commands
 
 When the library is installed, the following commands are available in the console:
-| Command       | Description                              |
-| :------------ | :--------------------------------------- |
-| `xulbux-help` | shows some information about the library |
+
+| Command       | Description                                                      |
+| :------------ | :--------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `xulbux-help` | Show some information about the library.                         |
+| `xulbux-fc`   | Parse and render a string's format codes as ANSI console output. |
 
 <br>
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 037b4e0..5ada6e2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [build-system]
-# SAME BUILD-DEPS ALSO NEED TO BE SPECIFIED IN CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD IN .github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
 requires = [
   "setuptools>=80.0.0",
   "wheel>=0.45.0",
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "xulbux"
-version = "1.9.6"
+version = "1.9.7"
 description = "A Python library to simplify common programming tasks."
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{ name = "XulbuX", email = "xulbux.real@gmail.com" }]
@@ -117,6 +116,7 @@ keywords = [
 
 [project.scripts]
 xulbux-help = "xulbux.cli.help:show_help"
+xulbux-fc = "xulbux.cli.tools:render_format_codes"
 
 [tool.flake8]
 max-complexity = 12
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index deb0e04..3a84219 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 def find_python_files(directory: str) -> list[str]:
     python_files: list[str] = []
     for file in Path(directory).rglob("*.py"):
+        if file.name == "__init__.py":
+            continue
         python_files.append(str(file))
     return python_files
 
@@ -41,13 +43,9 @@ def generate_stubs_for_package():
                 or str(Path(sys.executable).parent / ("stubgen.exe" if sys.platform == "win32" else "stubgen"))
             )
             result = subprocess.run(
-                [stubgen_exe,
-                 str(py_file),
-                 "-o", "src",
-                 "--include-private",
-                 "--export-less"],
+                [stubgen_exe, str(py_file), "-o", "src", "--include-private", "--export-less"],
                 capture_output=True,
-                text=True
+                text=True,
             )
 
             if result.returncode == 0:
diff --git a/src/xulbux/__init__.py b/src/xulbux/__init__.py
index 16e5bfd..6c19cbe 100644
--- a/src/xulbux/__init__.py
+++ b/src/xulbux/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 __package_name__ = "xulbux"
-__version__ = "1.9.6"
+__version__ = "1.9.7"
 __description__ = "A Python library to simplify common programming tasks."
 __status__ = "Production/Stable"
 
diff --git a/src/xulbux/base/__init__.py b/src/xulbux/base/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/xulbux/base/exceptions.py b/src/xulbux/base/exceptions.py
index 4b0d5d6..0a3ed3e 100644
--- a/src/xulbux/base/exceptions.py
+++ b/src/xulbux/base/exceptions.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 from .decorators import mypyc_attr
 
+# yapf: disable
+
 
 ################################################## FILE ##################################################
 
diff --git a/src/xulbux/base/types.py b/src/xulbux/base/types.py
index b61c42e..af8cc2d 100644
--- a/src/xulbux/base/types.py
+++ b/src/xulbux/base/types.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 from typing import Annotated, TypeAlias, TypedDict, Optional, Protocol, Literal, Union, Any
 from pathlib import Path
 
+# yapf: disable
+
 
 ################################################## Annotated ##################################################
 
diff --git a/src/xulbux/cli/__init__.py b/src/xulbux/cli/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/xulbux/cli/tools.py b/src/xulbux/cli/tools.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b991717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xulbux/cli/tools.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from ..format_codes import FormatCodes
+from ..console import Console
+
+
+def render_format_codes():
+    args = Console.get_args({"input": "before"})
+
+    if not args.input.values:
+        FormatCodes.print("\n[_|i|dim]Provide a string to parse and render\n"
+                          "its format codes as ANSI console output.[_]\n")
+
+    else:
+        ansi = FormatCodes.to_ansi("".join(args.input.values))
+        ansi_escaped = FormatCodes.escape_ansi(ansi)
+        ansi_stripped = FormatCodes.remove_ansi(ansi)
+
+        print(f"\n{ansi}\n")
+
+        if len(ansi) != len(ansi_stripped):
+            FormatCodes.print(f"[_|i|dim]{ansi_escaped}[_]\n")
+        else:
+            FormatCodes.print("[_|i|dim](The provided string doesn't contain any valid format codes.)\n")
diff --git a/src/xulbux/console.py b/src/xulbux/console.py
index d63f1ce..682d31b 100644
--- a/src/xulbux/console.py
+++ b/src/xulbux/console.py
@@ -98,6 +98,17 @@ def dict(self) -> ArgData:
         """Returns the argument result as a dictionary."""
         return ArgData(exists=self.exists, is_pos=self.is_pos, values=self.values, flag=self.flag)
 
+    def get(self, index: int, /, default: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Safely access a value from the `values` list by index.\n
+        -------------------------------------------------------------------
+        - `index` -⠀the index of the value to access
+        - `default` -⠀the fallback value if the index is out of range\n
+        -------------------------------------------------------------------
+        Returns the value at `index` if it exists, otherwise `default`."""
+        if 0 <= index < len(self.values):
+            return self.values[index]
+        return default
+
 
 @mypyc_attr(native_class=False)
 class ParsedArgs:
diff --git a/src/xulbux/data.py b/src/xulbux/data.py
index f7e6109..fea05c9 100644
--- a/src/xulbux/data.py
+++ b/src/xulbux/data.py
@@ -232,12 +232,15 @@ def remove_comments(
         if len(comment_start) == 0:
             raise ValueError("The 'comment_start' parameter string must not be empty.")
 
-        return cast(DataObj, _DataRemoveCommentsHelper(
-            data,
-            comment_start=comment_start,
-            comment_end=comment_end,
-            comment_sep=comment_sep,
-        )())
+        return cast(
+            DataObj,
+            _DataRemoveCommentsHelper(
+                data,
+                comment_start=comment_start,
+                comment_end=comment_end,
+                comment_sep=comment_sep,
+            )()
+        )
 
     @classmethod
     def is_equal(
diff --git a/tests/test_console.py b/tests/test_console.py
index 6eb03e7..8042fd8 100644
--- a/tests/test_console.py
+++ b/tests/test_console.py
@@ -249,7 +249,12 @@ def test_console_supports_color():
         ),
     ]
 )
-def test_get_args(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, argv: list[str], arg_parse_configs: dict[str, Any], expected_parsed_args: dict[str, dict[str, Any]]):
+def test_get_args(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    argv: list[str],
+    arg_parse_configs: dict[str, Any],
+    expected_parsed_args: dict[str, dict[str, Any]],
+):
     monkeypatch.setattr(sys, "argv", argv)
     args_result = Console.get_args(arg_parse_configs)
     assert isinstance(args_result, ParsedArgs)
@@ -369,6 +374,20 @@ def test_args_dunder_methods():
     assert (args != ParsedArgs()) is True
 
 
+def test_parsed_arg_data_get():
+    data = ParsedArgData(exists=True, values=["first", "second", "third"], is_pos=False)
+    assert data.get(0) == "first"
+    assert data.get(1) == "second"
+    assert data.get(2) == "third"
+    assert data.get(3) is None
+    assert data.get(3, "fallback") == "fallback"
+    assert data.get(-1) is None
+
+    empty = ParsedArgData(exists=True, values=[], is_pos=False)
+    assert empty.get(0) is None
+    assert empty.get(0, "default") == "default"
+
+
 def test_multiline_input(mock_prompt_toolkit: MagicMock, capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]):
     expected_input = "mocked multiline input"
     result = Console.multiline_input("Enter text:", show_keybindings=True, default_color="#BCA")
@@ -737,7 +756,10 @@ def test_input_style_configuration(mock_prompt_session: tuple[MagicMock, MagicMo
     assert call_kwargs["style"] is not None
 
 
-def test_input_validate_while_typing_enabled(mock_prompt_session: tuple[MagicMock, MagicMock], mock_formatcodes_print: MagicMock):
+def test_input_validate_while_typing_enabled(
+    mock_prompt_session: tuple[MagicMock, MagicMock],
+    mock_formatcodes_print: MagicMock,
+):
     """Test that validate_while_typing is enabled."""
     mock_session_class, _ = mock_prompt_session
 
diff --git a/tests/test_data.py b/tests/test_data.py
index 85feda6..51bb54e 100644
--- a/tests/test_data.py
+++ b/tests/test_data.py
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ def test_strip(input_data: DataObj, expected_output: DataObj):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "input_data, spaces_are_empty, expected_output", cast(
-        list[tuple[DataObj, bool, DataObj]],
-        [
+    "input_data, spaces_are_empty, expected_output",
+    cast(
+        list[tuple[DataObj, bool, DataObj]], [
             (["a", "", "b", None, "  "], False, ["a", "b", "  "]),
             (["a", "", "b", None, "  "], True, ["a", "b"]),
             (("a", "", "b", None, "  "), False, ("a", "b", "  ")),
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def test_render(
     max_width: int,
     sep: str,
     as_json: bool,
-    expected_str: str
+    expected_str: str,
 ):
     result = Data.render(
         data,
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def test_render(
         max_width=max_width,
         sep=sep,
         as_json=as_json,
-        syntax_highlighting=False
+        syntax_highlighting=False,
     )
     normalized_result = "\n".join(line.rstrip() for line in result.splitlines())
     normalized_expected = "\n".join(line.rstrip() for line in expected_str.splitlines())
diff --git a/tests/test_file.py b/tests/test_file.py
index 50ecc27..87c1149 100644
--- a/tests/test_file.py
+++ b/tests/test_file.py
@@ -38,7 +38,13 @@
         ("no_dot_file", ".txt", True, True, "NoDotFile.txt"),
     ]
 )
-def test_rename_extension(input_file: str | Path, new_extension: str, full_extension: bool, camel_case: bool, expected_output: str):
+def test_rename_extension(
+    input_file: str | Path,
+    new_extension: str,
+    full_extension: bool,
+    camel_case: bool,
+    expected_output: str,
+):
     result = File.rename_extension(input_file, new_extension, full_extension=full_extension, camel_case_filename=camel_case)
     assert isinstance(result, Path)
     assert str(result) == expected_output