varnapy 0.1.1

VarnaPy — reactive Python web UI framework, build beautiful apps without JavaScript

VarnaPy

Reactive Python web UI framework — build beautiful apps without JavaScript.

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Why VarnaPy?

Feature	VarnaPy	Streamlit¹	Gradio¹
Targeted re-renders (no full page rerun)	✅	❌	❌
Multi-page SPA routing	✅	partial	❌
Component override system	✅	❌	❌
Third-party plugin ecosystem	✅	✅	partial
Dark mode	✅	✅	❌
File upload	✅	✅	✅
Charts (Plotly)	✅	✅	partial
DataGrid with sort + pagination	✅	partial	❌
WebSocket protocol (sub-6KB JS)	✅	❌	❌

¹ Streamlit and Gradio are trademarks of their respective owners. Feature assessments based on publicly available documentation as of June 2026 and may change with newer releases.

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Installation

pip install varnapy

Optional extras:

pip install "varnapy[charts]"   # Plotly Chart component
pip install "varnapy[share]"    # Public tunnel (share=True)
pip install "varnapy[all]"      # Everything

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Quickstart

import varnapy as ui

app = ui.App("My App")

@app.page("/")
def home(session):
    count = ui.state(0)

    with ui.Column(gap="md"):
        ui.Heading("Hello from VarnaPy", level=1)
        ui.Button("Click me", on_click=lambda: count.set(count.value + 1))
        ui.Text(lambda: f"Clicked {count.value} times")

app.run()

varnapy run app.py
# → http://127.0.0.1:8000

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Core Concepts

Reactive State

# Simple value
count = ui.state(0)
count.set(10)
count.update(lambda v: v + 1)
count.value  # → 11

# Derived / computed
full_name = ui.computed(lambda: f"{first.value} {last.value}")

# Side effects
ui.effect(lambda: save_to_db(query.value))

# Mutable containers
items = ui.list_state(["a", "b"])
items.append("c")

config = ui.dict_state({"debug": False})
config["debug"] = True

Any ReactiveVar read inside a component's render function automatically subscribes that component. When the value changes, only that component re-renders — never the full page.

Component Library

Layout

ui.Row(gap="md")
ui.Column(gap="lg")
ui.Grid(cols=3)
ui.Card(title="Stats", description="Overview")
ui.Tabs(["Overview", "Details", "Settings"])
ui.Modal(open=show_modal, on_close=lambda: show_modal.set(False))
ui.Sidebar(open=sidebar_open)

Input

ui.Button("Save", on_click=save, variant="primary")
ui.TextInput(label="Name", value=name, on_change=lambda v: name.set(v))
ui.NumberInput(label="Amount", value=amt, min=0, max=1000)
ui.Select(label="Status", options=["Draft", "Published"], value=status)
ui.Checkbox(label="Agree", checked=agreed)
ui.Switch(label="Dark mode", checked=dark_mode, on_change=toggle_theme)
ui.Slider(label="Volume", value=vol, min=0, max=100)
ui.FileUpload("Drop files here", multiple=True, on_change=handle_files)

Display

ui.Text("Body text")
ui.Heading("Page Title", level=1)
ui.Metric(label="Revenue", value="$12,400", delta="+8.2%")
ui.Badge("Active", variant="success")
ui.Progress(75.0, label="Upload progress")
ui.Table(data, columns=["name", "email", "status"])
ui.Chart(plotly_figure, height="400px")
ui.Code("print('hello')", language="python")

Feedback & Navigation

ui.Alert("Saved!", variant="success")
ui.Spinner(size="md")
ui.NavMenu(brand="My App")
ui.NavItem("Home", href="/", active=True)
ui.Pagination(page=current_page, total_pages=10)

Advanced

ui.DataGrid(data, columns=[{"key": "name", "label": "Name", "sortable": True}], page_size=20)
ui.CustomComponent()  # base class for custom components with client-side JS

Multi-Page Routing

@app.page("/")
def home(session):
    ui.Heading("Home")
    ui.Button("Go to profile", on_click=lambda: session.navigate("/profile/42"))

@app.page("/profile/{user_id}")
def profile(session, user_id: str):
    ui.Heading(f"Profile: {user_id}")

Navigation is SPA-style — no full page reload.

Dark Mode

dark = ui.state(False)

async def toggle(v: bool) -> None:
    dark.set(v)
    await session.set_theme("dark" if v else "light")

ui.Switch(label="Dark mode", checked=dark, on_change=toggle)

Component Overrides

Replace any built-in component app-wide or per-page:

from varnapy.components._base import Component

class MyButton(Component):
    def render(self) -> str:
        return f'<button {self._attrs("my-btn")} data-flux-event="click">{self._label}</button>'

# App-wide
ui.override("Button", MyButton)

# Single page only
@app.page("/special", overrides={"Button": MyButton})
def special(session): ...

Third-Party Plugins

Publish component libraries to PyPI with a single entry-point:

# your plugin's pyproject.toml
[project.entry-points."varnapy.components"]
my_plugin = "my_package:register"

# my_package/__init__.py
def register(registry):
    registry.add("MyWidget", MyWidget)

VarnaPy discovers installed plugins automatically on startup.

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CLI

varnapy run app.py                   # dev server, hot-reload, opens browser
varnapy run app.py --port 3000       # custom port
varnapy run app.py --no-open         # don't open browser
varnapy run app.py --no-reload       # disable hot-reload
varnapy run app.py --prod            # production mode (no dev overlay)
varnapy run app.py --share           # public URL via localtunnel

varnapy new my_app                   # scaffold new project
varnapy export-docker app.py         # generate Dockerfile + docker-compose.yml

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Testing

from varnapy.testing import FluxTestClient

def test_counter():
    app = ui.App("test")

    @app.page("/")
    def home(session):
        count = ui.state(0)
        ui.Button("Inc", on_click=lambda: count.set(count.value + 1))
        ui.Text(lambda: str(count.value))

    with FluxTestClient(app) as client:
        client.connect("/")
        assert "0" in client.html()
        client.click("Inc")
        assert "1" in client.html()

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Production Deployment

Docker

varnapy export-docker app.py --output ./deploy
docker compose -f deploy/docker-compose.yml up

Manual

pip install "varnapy[all]" gunicorn
gunicorn app:app._fastapi -w 1 -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker -b 0.0.0.0:8000

Note: Use 1 worker per process (sessions are in-process). For horizontal scaling, add Redis-backed session sharing (roadmap).

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Examples

Example	Description
hello_world.py	Counter in 15 lines
multi_page.py	SPA routing, DataGrid, Chart, FileUpload

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License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Built by Minato3000.