textual.containers

Container widgets for quick styling.

With the exception of Center and Middle containers will fill all of the space in the parent widget.

Center

Center(
    *children,
    name=None,
    id=None,
    classes=None,
    disabled=False,
)

Bases: Widget

A container which aligns children on the X axis.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
*children	Widget	Child widgets.	()
name	str | None	The name of the widget.	None
id	str | None	The ID of the widget in the DOM.	None
classes	str | None	The CSS classes for the widget.	None
disabled	bool	Whether the widget is disabled or not.	False

Container

Container(
    *children,
    name=None,
    id=None,
    classes=None,
    disabled=False,
)

Bases: Widget

Simple container widget, with vertical layout.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
*children	Widget	Child widgets.	()
name	str | None	The name of the widget.	None
id	str | None	The ID of the widget in the DOM.	None
classes	str | None	The CSS classes for the widget.	None
disabled	bool	Whether the widget is disabled or not.	False

Grid

Grid(
    *children,
    name=None,
    id=None,
    classes=None,
    disabled=False,
)

Bases: Widget

A container with grid layout.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
*children	Widget	Child widgets.	()
name	str | None	The name of the widget.	None
id	str | None	The ID of the widget in the DOM.	None
classes	str | None	The CSS classes for the widget.	None
disabled	bool	Whether the widget is disabled or not.	False

Horizontal

Horizontal(
    *children,
    name=None,
    id=None,
    classes=None,
    disabled=False,
)

Bases: Widget

An expanding container with horizontal layout and no scrollbars.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
*children	Widget	Child widgets.	()
name	str | None	The name of the widget.	None
id	str | None	The ID of the widget in the DOM.	None
classes	str | None	The CSS classes for the widget.	None
disabled	bool	Whether the widget is disabled or not.	False

HorizontalGroup

HorizontalGroup(
    *children,
    name=None,
    id=None,
    classes=None,
    disabled=False,
)

Bases: Widget

A non-expanding container with horizontal layout and no scrollbars.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
*children	Widget	Child widgets.	()
name	str | None	The name of the widget.	None
id	str | None	The ID of the widget in the DOM.	None
classes	str | None	The CSS classes for the widget.	None
disabled	bool	Whether the widget is disabled or not.	False

HorizontalScroll

HorizontalScroll(
    *children,
    name=None,
    id=None,
    classes=None,
    disabled=False,
    can_focus=None,
    can_focus_children=None,
    can_maximize=None,
)

Bases: ScrollableContainer

A container with horizontal layout and an automatic scrollbar on the X axis.

name: The name of the widget.
id: The ID of the widget in the DOM.
classes: The CSS classes for the widget.
disabled: Whether the widget is disabled or not.
can_focus: Can this container be focused?
can_focus_children: Can this container's children be focused?
can_maximized: Allow this container to maximize? `None` to use default logic.,

ItemGrid

ItemGrid(
    *children,
    name=None,
    id=None,
    classes=None,
    disabled=False,
    min_column_width=None,
    stretch_height=True,
    regular=False,
)

Bases: Widget

A container with grid layout.

name: The name of the widget.
id: The ID of the widget in the DOM.
classes: The CSS classes for the widget.
disabled: Whether the widget is disabled or not.
stretch_height: Expand the height of widgets to the row height.
min_column_width: The smallest permitted column width.
regular: All rows should have the same number of items.

Middle

Middle(
    *children,
    name=None,
    id=None,
    classes=None,
    disabled=False,
)

Bases: Widget

A container which aligns children on the Y axis.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
*children	Widget	Child widgets.	()
name	str | None	The name of the widget.	None
id	str | None	The ID of the widget in the DOM.	None
classes	str | None	The CSS classes for the widget.	None
disabled	bool	Whether the widget is disabled or not.	False

Right

Right(
    *children,
    name=None,
    id=None,
    classes=None,
    disabled=False,
)

Bases: Widget

A container which aligns children on the X axis.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
*children	Widget	Child widgets.	()
name	str | None	The name of the widget.	None
id	str | None	The ID of the widget in the DOM.	None
classes	str | None	The CSS classes for the widget.	None
disabled	bool	Whether the widget is disabled or not.	False

ScrollableContainer

ScrollableContainer(
    *children,
    name=None,
    id=None,
    classes=None,
    disabled=False,
    can_focus=None,
    can_focus_children=None,
    can_maximize=None,
)

Bases: Widget

A scrollable container with vertical layout, and auto scrollbars on both axis.

name: The name of the widget.
id: The ID of the widget in the DOM.
classes: The CSS classes for the widget.
disabled: Whether the widget is disabled or not.
can_focus: Can this container be focused?
can_focus_children: Can this container's children be focused?
can_maximized: Allow this container to maximize? `None` to use default logic.,

BINDINGS class-attribute

BINDINGS = [
    Binding("up", "scroll_up", "Scroll Up", show=False),
    Binding(
        "down", "scroll_down", "Scroll Down", show=False
    ),
    Binding("left", "scroll_left", "Scroll Up", show=False),
    Binding(
        "right", "scroll_right", "Scroll Right", show=False
    ),
    Binding(
        "home", "scroll_home", "Scroll Home", show=False
    ),
    Binding("end", "scroll_end", "Scroll End", show=False),
    Binding("pageup", "page_up", "Page Up", show=False),
    Binding(
        "pagedown", "page_down", "Page Down", show=False
    ),
    Binding(
        "ctrl+pageup", "page_left", "Page Left", show=False
    ),
    Binding(
        "ctrl+pagedown",
        "page_right",
        "Page Right",
        show=False,
    ),
]

Keyboard bindings for scrollable containers.

Key(s)	Description
up	Scroll up, if vertical scrolling is available.
down	Scroll down, if vertical scrolling is available.
left	Scroll left, if horizontal scrolling is available.
right	Scroll right, if horizontal scrolling is available.
home	Scroll to the home position, if scrolling is available.
end	Scroll to the end position, if scrolling is available.
pageup	Scroll up one page, if vertical scrolling is available.
pagedown	Scroll down one page, if vertical scrolling is available.
ctrl+pageup	Scroll left one page, if horizontal scrolling is available.
ctrl+pagedown	Scroll right one page, if horizontal scrolling is available.

Vertical

Vertical(
    *children,
    name=None,
    id=None,
    classes=None,
    disabled=False,
)

Bases: Widget

An expanding container with vertical layout and no scrollbars.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
*children	Widget	Child widgets.	()
name	str | None	The name of the widget.	None
id	str | None	The ID of the widget in the DOM.	None
classes	str | None	The CSS classes for the widget.	None
disabled	bool	Whether the widget is disabled or not.	False

VerticalGroup

VerticalGroup(
    *children,
    name=None,
    id=None,
    classes=None,
    disabled=False,
)

Bases: Widget

A non-expanding container with vertical layout and no scrollbars.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
*children	Widget	Child widgets.	()
name	str | None	The name of the widget.	None
id	str | None	The ID of the widget in the DOM.	None
classes	str | None	The CSS classes for the widget.	None
disabled	bool	Whether the widget is disabled or not.	False

VerticalScroll

VerticalScroll(
    *children,
    name=None,
    id=None,
    classes=None,
    disabled=False,
    can_focus=None,
    can_focus_children=None,
    can_maximize=None,
)

Bases: ScrollableContainer

A container with vertical layout and an automatic scrollbar on the Y axis.

name: The name of the widget.
id: The ID of the widget in the DOM.
classes: The CSS classes for the widget.
disabled: Whether the widget is disabled or not.
can_focus: Can this container be focused?
can_focus_children: Can this container's children be focused?
can_maximized: Allow this container to maximize? `None` to use default logic.,