Python Kivy Add Text Inside Rectangle

How can I add text inside a rectangle? I am using the code below and added a label inside the canvas hoping that it will display inside the rectangle. import kivy from kivy.app imp

Solution 1:

Use Label with custom background color then place it inside your layout. For example:

from kivy.uix.label import Label
from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
from kivy.properties import ListProperty
from kivy.app import App
from kivy.lang import Builder

from random import random

kv = '''
<ColoredLabel>:
    background_color:
    canvas.before:
        Color:
            rgba: self.background_color
        Rectangle:
            pos: self.pos
            size: self.size
'''

Builder.load_string(kv)

classColoredLabel(Label):
    background_color = ListProperty((0, 0, 0, 1))

classTestApp(App):
    defbuild(self):
        layout = BoxLayout(size_hint=(1, None), height=50)
        for label in ('a', 'b', 'c', 'd'):
            label = ColoredLabel(text=label, background_color=(random(), random(), random(), 1))
            layout.add_widget(label)

        return layout

if __name__ == '__main__':
    TestApp().run()

update

Fixing issue from OP:

import kivy
from kivy.app import App
from kivy.uix.anchorlayout import AnchorLayout
from kivy.uix.gridlayout import GridLayout
from kivy.uix.label import Label
from kivy.uix.video import Video
from kivy.uix.relativelayout import RelativeLayout
from kivy.graphics import *
from kivy.lang import Builder
from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
from random import random
from kivy.properties import ListProperty


kv = '''
<ColoredLabel>:
    size: (100,100)
    pos: (10,10) # no effect
    background_color:
    canvas.before:
        Color:
            rgba: self.background_color
        Rectangle:
            pos: self.pos
            size: self.size
    '''

Builder.load_string(kv)

classColoredLabel(Label):
    background_color = ListProperty((0,0,0,1))

classMyApp(App):
    defbuild(self):
        f = AnchorLayout()
        g = GridLayout(cols=2, rows=2)
        layout = BoxLayout(size_hint=(1, None), height=50)
#        v = Video(source='driver.mp4', state='play', options={'eos':'loop'})
        l1 = Label(text="jenkins", font_size=32)
        l2 = Label(text="git", font_size=32)
#        f.add_widget(v)

        label = ColoredLabel(text="Hello World!", size_hint=(None, None), background_color=(random(), random(), random(), 1))
        g.add_widget(label)

        f.add_widget(g)

        return f

if __name__ == "__main__":
    MyApp().run()

Notice that Rectange of ColoredLabel needs to have pos: self.pos and size: self.size to draw in place where the label actually is. That's why I changed size of Label itself in the level above. Canvas size is binded to it. As for position, it's controlled by the Layout in which ColoredLabel is placed, so changing it from ColoredLabel class doesn't change much. Compare it with FloatLayout:

import kivy
from kivy.app import App
from kivy.uix.anchorlayout import AnchorLayout
from kivy.uix.gridlayout import GridLayout
from kivy.uix.label import Label
from kivy.uix.video import Video
from kivy.uix.relativelayout import RelativeLayout
from kivy.graphics import *
from kivy.lang import Builder
from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
from random import random
from kivy.properties import ListProperty

from kivy.uix.floatlayout import FloatLayout


kv = '''
<ColoredLabel>:
    size: (150, 200)
    pos: (50, 150)
    background_color:
    canvas.before:
        Color:
            rgba: self.background_color
        Rectangle:
            pos: self.pos
            size: self.size
    '''

Builder.load_string(kv)

classColoredLabel(Label):
    background_color = ListProperty((0,0,0,1))

classMyApp(App):
    defbuild(self):
        f = FloatLayout()
        label = ColoredLabel(text="Hello World!", size_hint=(None, None), background_color=(random(), random(), random(), 1))
        f.add_widget(label)

        return f

if __name__ == "__main__":
    MyApp().run()

In this case changing pos inside of ColoredLabel actually has an effect.