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Static

A widget which displays static content. Can be used for Rich renderables and can also be the base for other types of widgets.

  • Focusable
  • Container

Example

The example below shows how you can use a Static widget as a simple text label (but see Label as a way of displaying text).

StaticApp Hello, world! 

from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
from textual.widgets import Static


class StaticApp(App):
    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
        yield Static("Hello, world!")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = StaticApp()
    app.run()

Reactive Attributes

This widget has no reactive attributes.

Messages

This widget sends no messages.

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