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Welcome¶
Welcome to the Textual framework documentation.
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What is Textual?¶
Textual is a Rapid Application Development framework for Python, built by Textualize.io.
Build sophisticated user interfaces with a simple Python API. Run your apps in the terminal or a web browser!
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Rapid development
Uses your existing Python skills to build beautiful user interfaces.
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Low requirements
Run Textual on a single board computer if you want to.
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Cross platform
Textual runs just about everywhere.
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Remote
Textual apps can run over SSH.
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CLI Integration
Textual apps can be launched and run from the command prompt.
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Open Source
Textual is licensed under MIT.
Live Demo¶
The official Textual demo.
Built with Textual¶
Textual has enabled an ecosystem of applications and tools for developers and non-developers alike.
Here are a few examples.
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Harlequin¶
An easy, fast, and beautiful database client for the terminal.
Examples¶
The following examples are taken from the examples directory.
Click the tabs to see the code behind the example.
from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
from textual.widgets import Static
class PrideApp(App):
"""Displays a pride flag."""
COLORS = ["red", "orange", "yellow", "green", "blue", "purple"]
def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
for color in self.COLORS:
stripe = Static()
stripe.styles.height = "1fr"
stripe.styles.background = color
yield stripe
if __name__ == "__main__":
PrideApp().run()
"""
An implementation of a classic calculator, with a layout inspired by macOS calculator.
Works like a real calculator. Click the buttons or press the equivalent keys.
"""
from decimal import Decimal
from textual import events, on
from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
from textual.containers import Container
from textual.css.query import NoMatches
from textual.reactive import var
from textual.widgets import Button, Digits
class CalculatorApp(App):
"""A working 'desktop' calculator."""
CSS_PATH = "calculator.tcss"
numbers = var("0")
show_ac = var(True)
left = var(Decimal("0"))
right = var(Decimal("0"))
value = var("")
operator = var("plus")
# Maps button IDs on to the corresponding key name
NAME_MAP = {
"asterisk": "multiply",
"slash": "divide",
"underscore": "plus-minus",
"full_stop": "point",
"plus_minus_sign": "plus-minus",
"percent_sign": "percent",
"equals_sign": "equals",
"minus": "minus",
"plus": "plus",
}
def watch_numbers(self, value: str) -> None:
"""Called when numbers is updated."""
self.query_one("#numbers", Digits).update(value)
def compute_show_ac(self) -> bool:
"""Compute switch to show AC or C button"""
return self.value in ("", "0") and self.numbers == "0"
def watch_show_ac(self, show_ac: bool) -> None:
"""Called when show_ac changes."""
self.query_one("#c").display = not show_ac
self.query_one("#ac").display = show_ac
def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
"""Add our buttons."""
with Container(id="calculator"):
yield Digits(id="numbers")
yield Button("AC", id="ac", variant="primary")
yield Button("C", id="c", variant="primary")
yield Button("+/-", id="plus-minus", variant="primary")
yield Button("%", id="percent", variant="primary")
yield Button("÷", id="divide", variant="warning")
yield Button("7", id="number-7", classes="number")
yield Button("8", id="number-8", classes="number")
yield Button("9", id="number-9", classes="number")
yield Button("×", id="multiply", variant="warning")
yield Button("4", id="number-4", classes="number")
yield Button("5", id="number-5", classes="number")
yield Button("6", id="number-6", classes="number")
yield Button("-", id="minus", variant="warning")
yield Button("1", id="number-1", classes="number")
yield Button("2", id="number-2", classes="number")
yield Button("3", id="number-3", classes="number")
yield Button("+", id="plus", variant="warning")
yield Button("0", id="number-0", classes="number")
yield Button(".", id="point")
yield Button("=", id="equals", variant="warning")
def on_key(self, event: events.Key) -> None:
"""Called when the user presses a key."""
def press(button_id: str) -> None:
"""Press a button, should it exist."""
try:
self.query_one(f"#{button_id}", Button).press()
except NoMatches:
pass
key = event.key
if key.isdecimal():
press(f"number-{key}")
elif key == "c":
press("c")
press("ac")
else:
button_id = self.NAME_MAP.get(key)
if button_id is not None:
press(self.NAME_MAP.get(key, key))
@on(Button.Pressed, ".number")
def number_pressed(self, event: Button.Pressed) -> None:
"""Pressed a number."""
assert event.button.id is not None
number = event.button.id.partition("-")[-1]
self.numbers = self.value = self.value.lstrip("0") + number
@on(Button.Pressed, "#plus-minus")
def plus_minus_pressed(self) -> None:
"""Pressed + / -"""
self.numbers = self.value = str(Decimal(self.value or "0") * -1)
@on(Button.Pressed, "#percent")
def percent_pressed(self) -> None:
"""Pressed %"""
self.numbers = self.value = str(Decimal(self.value or "0") / Decimal(100))
@on(Button.Pressed, "#point")
def pressed_point(self) -> None:
"""Pressed ."""
if "." not in self.value:
self.numbers = self.value = (self.value or "0") + "."
@on(Button.Pressed, "#ac")
def pressed_ac(self) -> None:
"""Pressed AC"""
self.value = ""
self.left = self.right = Decimal(0)
self.operator = "plus"
self.numbers = "0"
@on(Button.Pressed, "#c")
def pressed_c(self) -> None:
"""Pressed C"""
self.value = ""
self.numbers = "0"
def _do_math(self) -> None:
"""Does the math: LEFT OPERATOR RIGHT"""
try:
if self.operator == "plus":
self.left += self.right
elif self.operator == "minus":
self.left -= self.right
elif self.operator == "divide":
self.left /= self.right
elif self.operator == "multiply":
self.left *= self.right
self.numbers = str(self.left)
self.value = ""
except Exception:
self.numbers = "Error"
@on(Button.Pressed, "#plus,#minus,#divide,#multiply")
def pressed_op(self, event: Button.Pressed) -> None:
"""Pressed one of the arithmetic operations."""
self.right = Decimal(self.value or "0")
self._do_math()
assert event.button.id is not None
self.operator = event.button.id
@on(Button.Pressed, "#equals")
def pressed_equals(self) -> None:
"""Pressed ="""
if self.value:
self.right = Decimal(self.value)
self._do_math()
if __name__ == "__main__":
CalculatorApp().run(inline=True)
Screen {
overflow: auto;
}
#calculator {
layout: grid;
grid-size: 4;
grid-gutter: 1 2;
grid-columns: 1fr;
grid-rows: 2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
margin: 1 2;
min-height: 25;
min-width: 26;
height: 100%;
&:inline {
margin: 0 2;
}
}
Button {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
#numbers {
column-span: 4;
padding: 0 1;
height: 100%;
background: $panel;
color: $text;
content-align: center middle;
text-align: right;
}
#number-0 {
column-span: 2;
}