syntaxedit

A simple Python Qt syntax highlighting widget

Features

• Extensive syntax and theme support - powered by Pygments
• Set font and font size
• Set indentation size

Usage

1. Install package

   pip install syntaxedit

   Or

   poetry add syntaxedit

2. In your app, include the package, and create a SyntaxEdit widget:

   from syntaxedit.core import SyntaxEdit
   
   code = """# Todo list
   
   - [ ] Go shopping
   - [x] Walk the dog"""
   
   widget = SyntaxEdit(code)

Available options

• content: the initial content for the widget. Default: ""
• parent: parent Qt widget for SyntaxEdit. Default: None
• font: the font family for the widget. Default: "Courier New"
• font_size: size to use for the font. Default: 13
• syntax: the code syntax to use. Default: "Markdown"
• theme: the syntax theme to use. Default: "solarized-light"
• indentation_size: the size for indentation. Default: 4
• use_theme_background: whether to use the background colour from the theme or to not set one. Default: True

Authors

By David Winter

License

MIT