Overview
Urwid is a flexible and comprehensive Python library used to create text-based user interfaces for terminal applications. It enables developing console applications with rich user interactivity and custom layouts.
Key features
- Rich set of widgets for building custom UI
- Supports styles and themes
- Responsive layout management
- Input handling for mouse and keyboard
- Designed for dynamic changes and animations
Common use cases
- Text-based consoles and dashboards
- System monitoring tools
- CLI utilities requiring a UI
- Interactive terminal applications
- Embedded systems with TUI requirements
Installation
pip install urwidExample
import urwid
def on_exit(key):
if key == 'q':
raise urwid.ExitMainLoop()
txt = urwid.Text("Hello, Urwid!", align='center')
fill = urwid.Filler(txt, valign='middle')
loop = urwid.MainLoop(fill, unhandled_input=on_exit)
loop.run()