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Basic widgets demo#

Widget demonstration with magicgui.

This code demonstrates a few of the widget types that magicgui can create based on the parameter types in your function.

basic widgets demo

Out:

<MainFunctionGui widget_demo(boolean=True, integer=1, spin_float=3.14, slider_float=43.5, slider_int=550, string='Text goes here', dropdown=<Medium.Glass: 1.52>, radio_option=2, date=datetime.date(1999, 12, 31), time=datetime.time(1, 30, 20), datetime=datetime.datetime(2024, 12, 16, 1, 42, 23, 47000), filename=PosixPath('/Users/runner'))>


import datetime
from enum import Enum
from pathlib import Path

from magicgui import magicgui


class Medium(Enum):
    """Enum for various media and their refractive indices."""

    Glass = 1.520
    Oil = 1.515
    Water = 1.333
    Air = 1.0003


@magicgui(
    main_window=True,
    call_button="Calculate",
    layout="vertical",
    result_widget=True,
    slider_float={"widget_type": "FloatSlider", "max": 100},
    slider_int={"widget_type": "Slider", "readout": False},
    radio_option={
        "widget_type": "RadioButtons",
        "orientation": "horizontal",
        "choices": [("first option", 1), ("second option", 2)],
    },
    filename={"label": "Pick a file:"},
)
def widget_demo(
    boolean=True,
    integer=1,
    spin_float=3.14159,
    slider_float=43.5,
    slider_int=550,
    string="Text goes here",
    dropdown=Medium.Glass,
    radio_option=2,
    date=datetime.date(1999, 12, 31),
    time=datetime.time(1, 30, 20),
    datetime=datetime.datetime.now(),
    filename=Path.home(),
):
    """We can use numpy docstrings to provide tooltips.

    Parameters
    ----------
    boolean : bool, optional
        A checkbox for booleans, by default True
    integer : int, optional
        Some integer, by default 1
    spin_float : float, optional
        This one is a float, by default "pi"
    slider_float : float, optional
        Hey look! I'm a slider, by default 43.5
    slider_int : float, optional
        I only take integers, and I've hidden my readout, by default 550
    string : str, optional
        We'll use this string carefully, by default "Text goes here"
    dropdown : Enum, optional
        Pick a medium, by default Medium.Glass
    radio_option : int
        A set of radio buttons.
    date : datetime.date, optional
        Your birthday, by default datetime.date(1999, 12, 31)
    time : datetime.time, optional
        Some time, by default datetime.time(1, 30, 20)
    datetime : datetime.datetime, optional
        A very specific time and date, by default ``datetime.datetime.now()``
    filename : str, optional
        Pick a path, by default Path.home()
    """
    return locals().values()


widget_demo.changed.connect(print)
widget_demo.show(run=True)

Total running time of the script: ( 0 minutes 0.134 seconds)

Download Python source code: basic_widgets_demo.py

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