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Tree

Added in version 0.6.0

A tree control widget.

  • Focusable
  • Container

Example

The example below creates a simple tree.

TreeApp ▼ Dune └── ▼ Characters ├── Paul ├── Jessica └── Chani 

from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
from textual.widgets import Tree


class TreeApp(App):
    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
        tree: Tree[str] = Tree("Dune")
        tree.root.expand()
        characters = tree.root.add("Characters", expand=True)
        characters.add_leaf("Paul")
        characters.add_leaf("Jessica")
        characters.add_leaf("Chani")
        yield tree


if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = TreeApp()
    app.run()

Tree widgets have a "root" attribute which is an instance of a TreeNode. Call add() or add_leaf() to add new nodes underneath the root. Both these methods return a TreeNode for the child which you can use to add additional levels.

Reactive Attributes

Name Type Default Description
show_root bool True Show the root node.
show_guides bool True Show guide lines between levels.
guide_depth int 4 Amount of indentation between parent and child.

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