Example usage of value_throttled?

Is there an example of how to use value_throttled?

value_throttled (tuple): Tuple of upper and lower bounds of the selected range throttled until mouseup

I thought up to 5 stops, it would not update unless the mouse was lifted OR it exceeded 6 stops, but it seems to update regardless

text = pn.widgets.StaticText(value="heyyy")
def hey(event):
    text.value = "".join(['hey'] * event.new[0])
range_slider = pn.widgets.IntRangeSlider(start=0, end=15, value_throttled=(1, 5))
range_slider.param.watch(hey, "value")
pn.Column(text, range_slider)

Ohhh it’s actually a cousin of “value” e.g.

text = pn.widgets.StaticText(value="heyyy")
def hey(event):
    text.value = "".join(['hey'] * event.new[0])
range_slider = pn.widgets.IntRangeSlider(start=0, end=15, value=(1, 5))
range_slider.param.watch(hey, "value")
pn.Column(text, range_slider)

vs

text = pn.widgets.StaticText(value="heyyy")
def hey(event):
    text.value = "".join(['hey'] * event.new[0])
range_slider = pn.widgets.IntRangeSlider(start=0, end=15, value_throttled=(1, 5))
range_slider.param.watch(hey, "value_throttled")
pn.Column(text, range_slider)

That’s right, value_throttled is a readonly parameter that reflects the value parameter but is throttled on updates so it updates less frequently.

Is it possible to make pn.bind use value_throttled instead?

Sure @ahuang11

Like below

import panel as pn

range_slider = pn.widgets.IntRangeSlider(start=0, end=15, value_throttled=(1, 5))
text_input = pn.widgets.TextInput(name="Value")

def update_text_input(value):
    text_input.value=str(value)

pn.bind(update_text_input, value=range_slider.param.value_throttled, watch=True)

pn.Column(range_slider, text_input).servable()

You’re AWESOME!

Also thanks a bunch for implementing --autoreload; saves me a lot of time!

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That was me :laughing:

Oh thanks :smiley: thanks to Marc for sharing on social media*

Yep, he’s way better at publicizing things than I am. Thanks @Marc!

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By the way, is there a way to bind multiple widgets with value throttled without separate calls (use case wrapping a DynamicMap around pn.bind.

import panel as pn
pn.extension()
range_slider = pn.widgets.IntRangeSlider(start=0, end=15, value_throttled=(1, 5))
range2_slider = pn.widgets.IntRangeSlider(start=0, end=15, value_throttled=(1, 5))

text_input = pn.widgets.TextInput(name="Value")

def update_text_input(value):
    text_input.value=str(value)

pn.bind(update_text_input, value=(range_slider.param.value_throttled, range2_slider.param.value_throttled), watch=True)

pn.Column(range_slider, text_input).servable()

Not sure I’m following completely but won’t this work:

def update_text_input(v1, v2):
    text_input.value=str((v1, v2))

pn.bind(update_text_input, v1=range_slider.param.value_throttled, v2=range2_slider.param.value_throttled, watch=True)

I was thinking of something like this, but this doesn’t seem to update

import panel as pn
import holoviews as hv
pn.extension()
xrange_slider = pn.widgets.IntRangeSlider(start=0, end=15, value_throttled=(1, 5))
yrange_slider = pn.widgets.IntRangeSlider(start=0, end=15, value_throttled=(1, 5))

def plot_line(xrange, yrange):
    return hv.Curve([0, 1, 2]).opts(xlim=xrange, ylim=yrange)

dmap = hv.DynamicMap(
    pn.bind(plot_line, xrange=xrange_slider.param.value_throttled, yrange=yrange_slider.param.value_throttled, watch=True)
)

pn.Column(xrange_slider, yrange_slider, dmap).servable()

Try this:

import panel as pn
import holoviews as hv
pn.extension()
xrange_slider = pn.widgets.IntRangeSlider(start=0, end=15, value_throttled=(1, 5))
yrange_slider = pn.widgets.IntRangeSlider(start=0, end=15, value_throttled=(1, 5))

def plot_line(xrange, yrange):
    return hv.Curve([0, 1, 2]).opts(xlim=xrange, ylim=yrange, framewise=True)

dmap = hv.DynamicMap(
    pn.bind(plot_line, xrange=xrange_slider.param.value_throttled, yrange=yrange_slider.param.value_throttled)
)

pn.Column(xrange_slider, yrange_slider, dmap).servable()
  1. Use framewise=True
  2. You only have to set watch=True if the callback works via side-effects (rule-of-thumb if it has a return do not use watch)
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Wow, that’s a great rule of thumb; should this be documented somewhere if not already?
" 1. You only have to set watch=True if the callback works via side-effects (rule-of-thumb if it has a return do not use watch)"

(Even though I used panel since it started, I never understood when to use watch=True until now)

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I second ahuang11. Although I’ve been using Panel for about a year, I often fumble with the watch=True kwarg and have to test if my callbacks are executed twice or at all.

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