Table
Table(
values,
headings = None,
visible_column_map = None,
col_widths = None,
cols_justification = None,
def_col_width = 10,
auto_size_columns = True,
max_col_width = 20,
select_mode = None,
display_row_numbers = False,
starting_row_number = 0,
num_rows = None,
row_height = None,
font = None,
justification = "right",
text_color = None,
background_color = None,
alternating_row_color = None,
selected_row_colors = (None, None),
header_text_color = None,
header_background_color = None,
header_font = None,
header_border_width = None,
header_relief = None,
enable_cell_editing = False,
cell_edit_colors = (None, None),
cell_edit_select_colors = (None, None),
row_colors = None,
vertical_scroll_only = True,
hide_vertical_scroll = False,
border_width = None,
sbar_trough_color = None,
sbar_background_color = None,
sbar_arrow_color = None,
sbar_width = None,
sbar_arrow_width = None,
sbar_frame_color = None,
sbar_relief = None,
size = (None, None),
s = (None, None),
change_submits = False,
enable_events = False,
enable_click_events = False,
right_click_selects = False,
bind_return_key = False,
pad = None,
p = None,
key = None,
k = None,
tooltip = None,
right_click_menu = None,
expand_x = False,
expand_y = False,
visible = True,
metadata = None
)
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| alternating_row_color | str | None | if set then every other row will have this color in the background. |
| auto_size_columns | bool | True | if True columns will be sized automatically |
| background_color | str | None | color of background |
| bind_return_key | bool | False | if True, pressing return key will cause event coming from Table, ALSO a left button double click will generate an event if this parameter is True |
| border_width | int | None | Border width/depth in pixels |
| cell_edit_colors | (str or (str, str)) | (None, None) | Sets the colors to use when editing a cell. Can be color string "foreground on background" or tuple (foreground, background). Defaults to swapping of table text and background colors |
| cell_edit_select_colors | (str or (str, str)) | (None, None) | Sets the select colors to use when editing a cell. Can be color string "foreground on background" or tuple (foreground, background). Uses system default if none are set |
| change_submits | bool | False | DO NOT USE. Only listed for backwards compat - Use enable_events instead |
| col_widths | List[int] | None | Number of characters that each column will occupy |
| cols_justification | List[str] or Tuple[str] or None | None | Justification for EACH column. Is a list of strings with the value 'l', 'r', 'c' that indicates how the column will be justified. Either no columns should be set, or have to have one for every colun |
| def_col_width | int | 10 | Default column width in characters |
| display_row_numbers | bool | False | if True, the first column of the table will be the row # |
| enable_cell_editing | bool | False | If true, then if the cell is double-clicked, the value can be edited |
| enable_click_events | bool | False | Turns on the element click events that will give you (row, col) click data when the table is clicked |
| enable_events | bool | False | Turns on the element specific events. Table events happen when row is clicked |
| expand_x | bool | False | If True the element will automatically expand in the X direction to fill available space |
| expand_y | bool | False | If True the element will automatically expand in the Y direction to fill available space |
| font | (str or (str, int[, str]) or None) | None | specifies the font family, size, etc. Tuple or Single string format 'name size styles'. Styles: italic * roman bold normal underline overstrike |
| header_background_color | str | None | sets the background color for the header |
| header_border_width | (int or None) | None | Border width for the header portion |
| header_font | (str or (str, int[, str]) or None) | None | specifies the font family, size, etc. Tuple or Single string format 'name size styles'. Styles: italic * roman bold normal underline overstrike |
| header_relief | (str or None) | None | Relief style for the header. Values are same as other elements that use relief. RELIEF_RAISED RELIEF_SUNKEN RELIEF_FLAT RELIEF_RIDGE RELIEF_GROOVE RELIEF_SOLID |
| header_text_color | str | None | sets the text color for the header |
| headings | List[str] | None | The headings to show on the top line |
| hide_vertical_scroll | bool | False | if True vertical scrollbar will be hidden |
| justification | str | right | 'left', 'right', 'center' are valid choices |
| k | str or int or tuple or object | None | Same as the Key. You can use either k or key. Which ever is set will be used. |
| key | str or int or tuple or object | None | Used with window.find_element and with return values to uniquely identify this element to uniquely identify this element |
| max_col_width | int | 20 | Maximum width for all columns in characters |
| metadata | Any | None | User metadata that can be set to ANYTHING |
| num_rows | int | None | The number of rows of the table to display at a time |
| p | (int, int or (int, int),(int,int) or int,(int,int)) or ((int, int),int) or int | None | Same as pad parameter. It's an alias. If EITHER of them are set, then the one that's set will be used. If BOTH are set, pad will be used |
| pad | (int, int or (int, int),(int,int) or int,(int,int)) or ((int, int),int) or int | None | Amount of padding to put around element in pixels (left/right, top/bottom) or ((left, right), (top, bottom)) or an int. If an int, then it's converted into a tuple (int, int) |
| right_click_menu | List[List[ List[str] or str ]] | None | A list of lists of Menu items to show when this element is right clicked. See user docs for exact format. |
| right_click_selects | bool | False | If True, then right clicking a row will select that row if multiple rows are not currently selected |
| row_colors | List[Tuple[int, str] or Tuple[Int, str, str]] | None | list of tuples of (row, background color) OR (row, foreground color, background color). Sets the colors of listed rows to the color(s) provided (note the optional foreground color) |
| row_height | int | None | height of a single row in pixels |
| sbar_arrow_color | str | None | Scrollbar color of the arrow at the ends of the scrollbar (it looks like a button). Switches to background color when mouse is over |
| sbar_arrow_width | int | None | Scrollbar width of the arrow on the scrollbar. It will potentially impact the overall width of the scrollbar |
| sbar_background_color | str | None | Scrollbar color of the background of the arrow buttons at the ends AND the color of the "thumb" (the thing you grab and slide). Switches to arrow color when mouse is over |
| sbar_frame_color | str | None | Scrollbar Color of frame around scrollbar (available only on some ttk themes) |
| sbar_relief | str | None | Scrollbar relief that will be used for the "thumb" of the scrollbar (the thing you grab that slides). Should be a constant that is defined at starting with "RELIEF_" - RELIEF_RAISED, RELIEF_SUNKEN, RELIEF_FLAT, RELIEF_RIDGE, RELIEF_GROOVE, RELIEF_SOLID |
| sbar_trough_color | str | None | Scrollbar color of the trough |
| sbar_width | int | None | Scrollbar width in pixels |
| select_mode | str | None | Select Mode. Valid values start with "TABLE_SELECT_MODE_". Valid values are: TABLE_SELECT_MODE_NONE TABLE_SELECT_MODE_BROWSE TABLE_SELECT_MODE_EXTENDED |
| selected_row_colors | str or (str, str) | (None, None) | Sets the text color and background color for a selected row. Same format as button colors - tuple ('red', 'yellow') or string 'red on yellow'. Defaults to theme's button color |
| size | (int, int) | (None, None) | DO NOT USE! Use num_rows instead |
| starting_row_number | int | 0 | The row number to use for the first row. All following rows will be based on this starting value. Default is 0. |
| text_color | str | None | color of the text |
| tooltip | str | None | text, that will appear when mouse hovers over the element |
| values | List[List[str or int or float]] | Your table data represented as a 2-dimensions table... a list of rows, with each row representing a row in your table. | |
| vertical_scroll_only | bool | True | if True only the vertical scrollbar will be visible |
| visible | bool | True | set visibility state of the element |
| visible_column_map | List[bool] | None | One entry for each column. False indicates the column is not shown |
Class Properties
key
metadata
values
visible
widget
key
Returns key for the element. This is a READONLY property. Keys can be any hashable object (basically anything except a list... tuples are ok, but not lists)
Parameter Descriptions| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETURN | Any | The window's Key |
metadata
Metadata is an Element property that you can use at any time to hold any value
Parameter Descriptions| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETURN | Any | the current metadata value |
values
Returns the table values as a list of lists
Parameter Descriptions| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETURN | List[List[Any]] | List of lists of table items |
visible
Returns visibility state for the element. This is a READONLY property
Parameter Descriptions| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETURN | bool | Visibility state for element |
widget
Returns tkinter widget for the element. This is a READONLY property. The implementation is that the Widget member variable is returned. This is a backward compatible addition
Parameter Descriptions| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETURN | (tkinter.Widget) | The element's underlying tkinter widget |
Class Methods
def bind
def block_focus
def expand
def get
def get_last_clicked_position
def get_next_focus
def get_previous_focus
def get_size
def grab_anywhere_exclude
def grab_anywhere_include
def hide_row
def remove_tooltip
def save_element_screenshot_to_disk
def set_cursor
def set_focus
def set_hscroll_position
def set_right_click_menu
def set_size
def set_tooltip
def set_vscroll_position
def unbind
def unhide_row
def update
bind
Used to add tkinter events to an Element. The tkinter specific data is in the Element's member variable user_bind_event
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind_string | str | The string tkinter expected in its bind function | |
| key_modifier | str | Additional data to be added to the element's key when event is returned | |
| propagate | bool | True | If True then tkinter will be told to propagate the event to the element |
block_focus
Enable or disable the element from getting focus by using the keyboard. If the block parameter is True, then this element will not be given focus by using the keyboard to go from one element to another. You CAN click on the element and utilize it.
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| block | bool | True | if True the element will not get focus via the keyboard |
expand
Causes the Element to expand to fill available space in the X and Y directions. Can specify which or both directions
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| expand_row | bool | True | If True the row containing the element will also expand. Without this your element is "trapped" within the row |
| expand_x | bool | False | If True Element will expand in the Horizontal directions |
| expand_y | bool | False | If True Element will expand in the Vertical directions |
get
Get the selected rows using tktiner's selection method. Returns a list of the selected rows.
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETURN | List[int] | a list of the index of the selected rows (a list of ints) |
get_last_clicked_position
Returns a tuple with the row and column of the cell that was last clicked. Headers will have a row == -1 and the Row Number Column (if present) will have a column == -1
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETURN | (int or None, int or None) | The (row,col) position of the last cell clicked in the table |
get_next_focus
Gets the next element that should get focus after this element.
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETURN | Element | Element that will get focus after this one |
get_previous_focus
Gets the element that should get focus previous to this element.
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETURN | Element | Element that should get the focus before this one |
get_size
Return the size of an element in Pixels. Care must be taken as some elements use characters to specify their size but will return pixels when calling this get_size method.
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETURN | (int, int) | width and height of the element |
grab_anywhere_exclude
Excludes this element from being used by the grab_anywhere feature Handy for elements like a Graph element when dragging is enabled. You want the Graph element to get the drag events instead of the window dragging.
grab_anywhere_include
Includes this element in the grab_anywhere feature This will allow you to make a Multline element drag a window for example
hide_row
Hide the entire row an Element is located on. Use this if you must have all space removed when you are hiding an element, including the row container
remove_tooltip
Removes a previiously created tooltip for an element
save_element_screenshot_to_disk
Saves an image of the PySimpleGUI window provided into the filename provided
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETURN | (PIL.ImageGrab or None) | A PIL ImageGrab object that can be saved or manipulated |
set_cursor
Sets the cursor for the current Element. "Cursor" is used in 2 different ways in this call. For the parameter "cursor" it's actually the mouse pointer. If you do not want any mouse pointer, then use the string "none" For the parameter "cursor_color" it's the color of the beam used when typing into an input element
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | str | None | The tkinter cursor name |
| cursor_color | str | None | color to set the "cursor" to |
set_focus
Sets the current focus to be on this element
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| force | bool | False | if True will call focus_force otherwise calls focus_set |
set_hscroll_position
Attempts to set the horizontal scroll postition for an element's Widget
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| percent_from_left | float | From 0 to 1.0, the percentage from the left to move scrollbar to |
set_right_click_menu
Sets a right click menu for an element. If a menu is already set for the element, it will call the tkinter destroy method to remove it
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| menu | List[List[ List[str] or str ]] | None | A list of lists of Menu items to show when this element is right clicked. See user docs for exact format. |
set_size
Changes the size of an element to a specific size. It's possible to specify None for one of sizes so that only 1 of the element's dimensions are changed.
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| size | (int, int) | (None, None) | The size in characters, rows typically. In some cases they are pixels |
set_tooltip
Called by application to change the tooltip text for an Element. Normally invoked using the Element Object such as: window.Element('key').SetToolTip('New tip').
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| tooltip_text | str or None | the text to show in tooltip. If None then no tip will be shown |
set_vscroll_position
Attempts to set the vertical scroll postition for an element's Widget
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| percent_from_top | float | From 0 to 1.0, the percentage from the top to move scrollbar to |
unbind
Removes a previously bound tkinter event from an Element.
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind_string | str | The string tkinter expected in its bind function |
unhide_row
Unhides (makes visible again) the row container that the Element is located on. Note that it will re-appear at the bottom of the window / container, most likely.
update
Changes some of the settings for the Table Element. Must call Window.Read or Window.Finalize prior
Changes will not be visible in your window until you call window.read or window.refresh.
If you change visibility, your element may MOVE. If you want it to remain stationary, use the "layout helper" function "pin" to ensure your element is "pinned" to that location in your layout so that it returns there when made visible.
update(
values = None,
num_rows = None,
visible = None,
select_rows = None,
alternating_row_color = None,
row_colors = None
)
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| alternating_row_color | str | None | the color to make every other row |
| num_rows | int | None | How many rows to display at a time |
| row_colors | List[Tuple[int, str] or Tuple[Int, str, str]] | None | list of tuples of (row, background color) OR (row, foreground color, background color). Changes the colors of listed rows to the color(s) provided (note the optional foreground color) |
| select_rows | List[int] | None | List of rows to select as if user did |
| values | List[List[str or int or float]] | None | A new 2-dimensional table to show |
| visible | bool | None | if True then will be visible |