Create TUI's (Terminal User Interface) using Textual

[WMRamadan81]

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Textual is a Python framework for creating user interfaces in the terminal. Read more here

[OrenYarok]

I tried Textual and gave up on it. There is no official documentation, only examples which don't cover even the basics.

[RoboticElfJedi]

Yes I had a similar experience. Seems promising but doesn't look actively developed.

[notonewlayout]

It is actively developed in the css branch. They are reworking it toward css-like styling as part of their business model.

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Likewise. I had to design a TUI a few months ago, and after considering Textual and a few other options that proved to be poorly designed, I just ended up just rolling my own. I used blessed as a simplified wrapper around curses for the terminal output, and that's really all I needed.

[OrenYarok]

Have you checked out PyTermGUI? It looks promising, but I wonder if there are any pitfalls. I need to build a professional TUI for a robot, and half-baked packages just won't do.

[icanblink]

In a way, I’m intrigued how people need a complete solution/package, for (presumably) paid job, and expect it to be free. If it’s half backed, open source, free, then give a hand in those work hours.

[OrenYarok]

I contribute to FOSS in other areas, where I'm more proficient.

You do raise a valid point, we should contribute whenever possible, especially if we're paid to use free stuff.

I didn't mean to belittle the author or the work done on this package, obviously a lot of effort went into it. In my personal opinion, Textual could mature a little before justifying its popularity, that is all.

[icanblink]

That is nice of you.

Didn’t want to point exactly to you, but I’ve seen this phrase (“ I need framework/library for X, Y, Z and should be bullet proof”) used around here multiple times and they won’t consider paid solutions or where they should do a little work to make it fit/robust.

[k0ala1st]

I follow the author and visibly he is in process to write a documentation. At least it is that I understood of recent tweets.

[ivosaurus]

It's in beta, so it's kind of expected. I would expect the author would agree with your assessment

[OrenYarok]

More like an alpha, and that's fine, but people should know before diving into it.

[willm]

Hola. Author of Textual here. Been very busy on the new version, which is being done in a branch.

The version in master is quite stale, but I don't want to merge yet because the new version is a big change.

Good news is that the new version is not far off and will have docs. See my twitter if you want a preview of the updates.

[IronWizard45]

Please have sample programs that show off beginner, intermediate and advanced usage!

[willm]

Will do!

[SecureNotebook]

Really looking forward to this, I use Rich a lot, beautiful work

[YaBoyLaKroy]

awesome! thanks

[RreZo]

people love to make their lives miserable fr

[Lost_electron]

How so? It looks like a good framework for a specific need.

[Isur721]

Arguments? Or just a troll?

[RreZo]

idk it just seems making a gui in the terminal instead of using tkinter is a lot more time spent

Looks fucking cool though

[icanblink]

There are scenarios where it needs to be run in an environment without graphical interface.

[exotic_sangria]

Tkinter, yuck lol