streamlit-free-text-select

Streamlit free text select

This component implements a selectbox that allows free text input. It is based on React-Select's 'Select' component.

Installation

pip install streamlit-free-text-select

Usage

import streamlit as st

from streamlit_free_text_select import st_free_text_select

options = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "date", "elderberry", "fig", "grape"]

value = st_free_text_select(
    label="Free text select",
    options=options,
    index=None,
    format_func=lambda x: x.lower(),
    placeholder="Select or enter a fruit",
    disabled=False,
    delay=300,
    label_visibility="visible",
)
st.write("Free text select value:", value)

Docs

Parameters

• label : str A short label explaining to the user what this input is for.
• options : list A list of predefined options to choose from.
• index : int An optional index to select an option by default, defaults to None.
• format_func : callable A callable function to format the options, defaults to None.
• placeholder : str A string to display when the input is empty, defaults to None.
• disabled : bool Whether the input is disabled, defaults to False.
• delay : int The time in milliseconds to wait before updating the component, defaults to 300.
• key : str An optional string to use as the unique key for the widget, defaults to None.
• label_visibility : str The visibility of the label, defaults to "visible". Options are "visible", "hidden", "collapsed".

Returns str or None The value of the free text select input.

Contributors

Sander Niels Hummerich

Lorian Coltof

Release Notes

• 0.1.3: Enhancement: Allow dynamic updating of the options. by LorianColtof
• 0.1.2: Bug fix: Fixed issue with index=0 not selecting the first option.
• 0.1.1: Added the label_visibility and index parameters.
• 0.0.5: Initial release.