GIF#

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import panel as pn

pn.extension()

The GIF pane embeds a .gif image file in a panel if provided a local path, or will link to a remote image if provided a URL.

Parameters:#

For details on other options for customizing the component see the layout and styling how-to guides.

  • alt_text (str, default=None): alt text to add to the image tag. The alt text is shown when a user cannot load or display the image.

  • embed (boolean, default=False): If given a URL to an image this determines whether the image will be embedded as base64 or merely linked to.

  • fixed_aspect (boolean, default=True): Whether the aspect ratio of the image should be forced to be equal.

  • link_url (str, default=None): A link URL to make the image clickable and link to some other website.

  • object (str or object): The string to display. If a non-string type is supplied the repr is displayed.

  • styles (dict): Dictionary specifying CSS styles


The GIF pane can be pointed at any local or remote .gif file. If given a URL starting with http or https, the embed parameter determines whether the image will be embedded or linked to:

gif_pane = pn.pane.GIF('https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Ajax-loader.gif')

gif_pane

We can scale the size of the image by setting a specific fixed width or height:

gif_pane.clone(width=100)

Alternatively we can scale the width and height using the sizing_mode:

pn.pane.GIF('https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Loading_icon.gif', sizing_mode='stretch_width')

Note that by default the aspect ratio of the image is fixed, and so there may be a gap beside or below the image even in responsive sizing modes. To override this behavior set fixed_aspect=False or provide fixed width and height values.


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