Text

__init__(
    self,
    master,
    text="",
    size=12,
    color="black",
    bg=None,
    font="Helvetica",
    grid=None,
    align=None,
    visible=True,
    enabled=None,
    width=None,
    height=None,
    bold=None,
    italic=None,
    underline=None,
    overstrike=None)

What is it?

The Text object displays non editable text in your app, useful for titles, labels and instructions.

How do I make one?

Create a Text object like this:

from guizero import App, Text
app = App()
text = Text(app, text="Hello World")
app.display()

Starting parameters

When you create a Text object, you must specify a master and you can specify any of the the optional parameters. Specify parameters in the brackets, like this: text = Text(app, text="hi")

Parameter	Data type	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".
color	color	black	-	The colour of the text. Accepts some colour strings (e.g. red) and colours specified in hex format (e.g. #0099ff)
font	string	"Helvetica"	-	The font face that the text will be displayed in. Availability of fonts depends on which fonts are installed locally.
grid	List [int, int]	None	-	[x,y] coordinates of this widget. This parameter is only required if the master object has a grid layout.
size	int	12	-	The font size of the text
text	string	""	-	The text you want to display
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 characters or to "fill"
height	size	None	No	Set the height of the widget in characters or to "fill"
bold	boolean	None	No	Set the text to bold.
italic	boolean	None	No	Set the text to italic
underline	boolean	None	No	Add an underline to the text
overstrike	boolean	None	No	Add an overstrike to the text

Methods

You can call the following methods on a Text object..

Method	Takes	Returns	Description
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())
append(text)	text (string)	-	Adds the provided text to the end of the current text within the object
cancel(command)	command (function name)	-	Cancels a scheduled call to command
clear()	-	-	Clears the text
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
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

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
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 characters or to "fill"
master	App or Box	The container to which this widget belongs
text_size	int	The size of the text
text_color	color	The colour of the text
text_bold	boolean	Whether the text is bold
text_italic	boolean	Whether the text is italic
text_underline	boolean	Whether the text is underlined
text_overstrike	boolean	Whether the text is overstruck
tk	tkinter.Label	The internal tkinter object, see Using tkinter
value	string	The text
visible	boolean	If this widget is visible
width	size	Set the width of the widget in characters or to "fill"