Entry

class Entry (text: str | None = None, placeholder: str | None = None, editable: bool = True, password: bool = False, max_length: int = 0, name: str | None = None, visible: bool = True, all_visible: bool = False, style: str | None = None, style_classes: Iterable[str] | str | None = None, tooltip_text: str | None = None, tooltip_markup: str | None = None, h_align: Literal['fill', 'start', 'end', 'center', 'baseline'] | Align | None = None, v_align: Literal['fill', 'start', 'end', 'center', 'baseline'] | Align | None = None, h_expand: bool = False, v_expand: bool = False, size: Iterable[int] | int | None = None, **kwargs)

Bases: Entry, Widget

A simple text input where you can type and edit in text

Commonly used for entering information that requires a single line of text

• Parameters:
  • text (str | None , optional) — the initial text displayed in the entry field, defaults to None
  • placeholder (str | None , optional) — a hint text displayed in the entry when it is empty, defaults to None
  • editable (bool , optional) — whether the user can edit the entry’s text or not, defaults to True
  • password (bool , optional) — whether the text in this entry should be masked (e.g., for passwords), defaults to False
  • max_length (int , optional) — the maximum number of characters that can be entered in this entry, 0 means there is no limit, defaults to 0
  • name (str | None , optional) — the name identifer for this widget (useful for styling), defaults to None
  • visible (bool , optional) — whether should this widget be visible or not once initialized, defaults to True
  • all_visible (bool , optional) — whether should this widget and all of its children be visible or not once initialized, defaults to False
  • style (str | None , optional) — inline stylesheet to be applied on this widget, defaults to None
  • style_classes (Iterable *[*str ] | str | None , optional) — a list of style classes to be added into this widget once initialized, defaults to None
  • tooltip_text (str | None , optional) — the text that should be rendered inside the tooltip, defaults to None
  • tooltip_markup (str | None , optional) — same as tooltip_text but it accepts simple markup expressions, defaults to None
  • h_align (Literal [ “fill” , “start” , “end” , “center” , “baseline” ] | Gtk.Align | None , optional) — horizontal alignment of this widget (compared to its parent), defaults to None
  • v_align (Literal [ “fill” , “start” , “end” , “center” , “baseline” ] | Gtk.Align | None , optional) — vertical alignment of this widget (compared to its parent), defaults to None
  • h_expand (bool , optional) — whether should this widget fill in all the available horizontal space or not, defaults to False
  • v_expand (bool , optional) — whether should this widget fill in all the available vertical space or not, defaults to False
  • size (Iterable *[*int ] | int | None , optional) — a fixed size for this widget (not guranteed to get applied), defaults to None