Slider

__init__(
    self, 
    master, 
    start=0, 
    end=100, 
    horizontal=True, 
    command=None, 
    grid=None, 
    align=None, 
    visible=True, 
    enabled=None, 
    width=None, 
    height=None)

What is it?

The Slider object displays a bar and selector which can be used to specify a value in a range.

The above code looks like this on Windows: Slider on Windows

How do I make one?

Create a Slider object like this:

from guizero import App, Slider
app = App()
slider = Slider(app)
app.display()

Starting paramters

When you create a Slider object, you must specify a master and you can specify any of the the optional parameters. Specify parameters in the brackets, like this: slider = Slider(app, horizontal=False)

Parameter Takes Default Compulsory Description
master App, Window or Box - Yes The container to which this widget belongs
align string None - Alignment of this widget within its container. Possible values: "top", "bottom", "left", "right".
command function name None - The name of a function to call when the slider value is changed
end int 100 - The largest value selectable on the slider
grid List [int, int] None - [x,y] coordinates of this widget. This parameter is only required if the master object has a grid layout.
horizontal Boolean True - Whether you wish to display your slider horizontally or vertically (defaults to horizontal)
start int 0 - The smallest value selectable on the slider
visible boolean True No If the widget should be visible.
enabled boolean None No If the widget should be enabled. If None (the default) the enabled property will be inherited from the master
width size None No Set the width of the widget in pixels or to "fill"
height size None No Set the height of the widget in pixels or to "fill"

Methods

You can call the following methods on a Slider object.

Method Takes Returns Description
the function specified in command
after(time, command, args=None) time (int), command (function name), args (list of arguments) - Schedules a single call to command after time milliseconds. (To repeatedly call the same command, use repeat())
cancel(command) command (function name) - Cancels a scheduled call to command
destroy() - - Destroys the widget
disable() - - Disables the widget so that it is "greyed out" and cannot be interacted with
enable() - - Enables the widget
focus() - - Gives focus to the widget (e.g. focusing a TextBox so that the user can type inside it)
hide() - - Hides the widget from view. This method will unpack the widget from the layout manager.
repeat(time, command, args=None) time (int), command (function name), args (list of arguments) - Repeats command every time milliseconds. This is useful for scheduling a function to be regularly called, for example updating a value read from a sensor.
resize(width, height) width (int), height (int) - Sets the width and height of the widget
show() - - Displays the widget if it was previously hidden
update_command(command) command (function name) - Updates the function to call when the slider value is changed

Properties

You can set and get the following properties:

Method Data type Description
align string The alignment of this widget within its container
bg color The background colour of the widget
enabled boolean True if the widget is enabled
end int The largest value selectable on the slider
font string The font of the text
grid List [x,y] coordinates of this widget. This parameter is only required if the master object has a grid
height size Set the height of the widget in pixels or to "fill"
master App or Box The container to which this widget belongs
start int The smallest value selectable on the slider
text_size int The size of the text
text_color color The colour of the text
tk tkinter.Scale The internal tkinter object, see Using tkinter
value string The current value of the slider
visible boolean If this widget is visible
width size Set the width of the widget in pixels or to "fill"

Examples

Calling a function when the slider value changes

You can specify a function to call when the slider value changes. Your function MUST have a minimum of one parameter as it will automatically receive a string containing the value of the slider (called slider_value in the example) when it is called.

This code has a slider and a text box, and the text box updates automatically to display the current value of the slider.

Text box and slider

from guizero import App, Slider, TextBox
def slider_changed(slider_value):
    textbox.value = slider_value

app = App()
slider = Slider(app, command=slider_changed)
textbox = TextBox(app)
app.display()