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Date Picker

Provides a date picker with calendar interface.

Examples

Basic Example

The following example demonstrate some of the available functionality for read_date

from abstra.forms import read_date

birthday = read_date("When were you born?")
year = birthday.year
month = birthday.month
day = birthday.day

Parameters

NameDescriptionType
labelThe label to display to the userstr
initial_valueThe initial value to display to the user. Defaults to None.Union[datetime.date, time.struct_time, str]
disabledwhether the input is disabled. Defaults to False.bool
requiredWhether the input is required or not eg. "this field is required". Defaults to True.Union[bool, str]
hintA tooltip displayed to the user. Defaults to None.str
end_programWhether the program should end after the widget is shown. Defaults to False.bool
full_widthWhether the input should use full screen width. Defaults to False.bool
button_textWhat text to display on the button when the widget is not part of a Page. Defaults to 'Next'.str

Return Values

TypeDescription
datetime.dateThe value entered by the user