NitroUI Skill Guide

A zero-dependency Python 3.8+ library for programmatic HTML generation. Build HTML with Python classes instead of string templates.

from nitro_ui import Div, H1, Paragraph

page = Div(
    H1("Welcome"),
    Paragraph("Built with NitroUI"),
    cls="container"
)
print(page.render())
# <div class="container"><h1>Welcome</h1><p>Built with NitroUI</p></div>

Imports

Standard Import

from nitro_ui import Div, H1, Paragraph, UnorderedList, ListItem, Image

Core Classes

from nitro_ui import HTMLElement, Fragment, Component, Slot, Partial, from_html

Styling System

from nitro_ui.styles import CSSStyle, StyleSheet, Theme

All Tags

Document Structure

| PascalCase | HTML | Notes | |------------|------|-------| | HTML | <html> | Includes <!DOCTYPE html>. Default lang="en", dir="ltr" (overridable) | | Head | <head> | | | Body | <body> | | | Title | <title> | | | Meta | <meta> | Self-closing | | Link | <link> | Self-closing | | Script | <script> | | | Style | <style> | | | Base | <base> | Self-closing | | Noscript | <noscript> | | | IFrame | <iframe> | | | Template | <template> | | | Svg | <svg> | SVG camelCase attrs supported (see below) | | Math | <math> | |

Layout

| PascalCase | HTML | |------------|------| | Div | <div> | | Section | <section> | | Article | <article> | | Header | <header> | | Footer | <footer> | | Nav | <nav> | | Main | <main> | | Aside | <aside> | | HorizontalRule | <hr> (self-closing) | | Details | <details> | | Summary | <summary> | | Dialog | <dialog> | | Address | <address> | | Hgroup | <hgroup> | | Search | <search> | | Menu | <menu> |

Text

| PascalCase | HTML | Notes | |------------|------|-------| | H1-H6 | <h1>-<h6> | | | Paragraph | <p> | | | Span | <span> | | | Strong | <strong> | | | Em | <em> | | | Bold | <b> | | | Italic | <i> | | | Underline | <u> | | | Strikethrough | <s> | | | Small | <small> | | | Mark | <mark> | | | Del | <del> | | | Ins | <ins> | | | Subscript | <sub> | | | Superscript | <sup> | | | Code | <code> | | | Pre | <pre> | | | Kbd | <kbd> | | | Samp | <samp> | | | Var | <var> | | | Blockquote | <blockquote> | | | Quote | <q> | | | Cite | <cite> | | | Abbr | <abbr> | | | Dfn | <dfn> | | | Time | <time> | | | Anchor | <a> | Preferred name for anchor links | | Href | <a> | Backward-compatible alias for Anchor | | Br | <br> | Self-closing | | Wbr | <wbr> | Self-closing | | Bdi | <bdi> | Bidirectional isolation | | Bdo | <bdo> | Bidirectional override | | Ruby | <ruby> | Ruby annotation | | Rt | <rt> | Ruby text | | Rp | <rp> | Ruby fallback parenthesis | | Data | <data> | Machine-readable value |

Lists

| PascalCase | HTML | |------------|------| | UnorderedList | <ul> | | OrderedList | <ol> | | ListItem | <li> | | DescriptionList | <dl> | | DescriptionTerm | <dt> | | DescriptionDetails | <dd> |

Forms

| PascalCase | HTML | Notes | |------------|------|-------| | Form | <form> | Also has Form.with_fields() classmethod | | Input | <input> | Self-closing | | Button | <button> | | | Textarea | <textarea> | | | Select | <select> | Also has Select.with_items() classmethod | | Option | <option> | | | Optgroup | <optgroup> | | | Label | <label> | | | Fieldset | <fieldset> | | | Legend | <legend> | | | Output | <output> | | | Progress | <progress> | | | Meter | <meter> | | | Datalist | <datalist> | |

Tables

| PascalCase | HTML | |------------|------| | Table | <table> | | TableHeader | <thead> | | TableBody | <tbody> | | TableFooter | <tfoot> | | TableRow | <tr> | | TableHeaderCell | <th> | | TableDataCell | <td> | | Caption | <caption> | | Colgroup | <colgroup> | | Col | <col> (self-closing) |

Table.from_json(path) and Table.from_csv(path) create tables from files (first row = headers in <thead>, rest in <tbody>).

Media

| PascalCase | HTML | |------------|------| | Image | <img> (self-closing) | | Video | <video> | | Audio | <audio> | | Source | <source> (self-closing) | | Track | <track> (self-closing) | | Picture | <picture> | | Figure | <figure> | | Figcaption | <figcaption> | | Canvas | <canvas> | | Embed | <embed> (self-closing) | | Object | <object> | | Param | <param> (self-closing) | | Map | <map> | | Area | <area> (self-closing) |

HTMLElement Constructor

HTMLElement(
    *children,                  # HTMLElement, str, or nested lists (auto-flattened)
    tag: str,                   # Required HTML tag name
    self_closing: bool = False,
    **attributes                # HTML attributes as keyword arguments
)

Special attribute mappings:

cls or class_name → renders as class
class_ → also maps to class_name
for_element or for_ → renders as for
data_* → data-* (other underscores become hyphens)
SVG camelCase attrs via snake_case: view_box → viewBox, preserve_aspect_ratio → preserveAspectRatio, etc. (52 SVG attributes supported)

Boolean attributes (disabled, checked, required, hidden, readonly, autofocus, autoplay, controls, loop, muted, multiple, open, selected, defer, async, novalidate, formnovalidate, reversed, allowfullscreen, inert, playsinline, nomodule, default, ismap, itemscope):

True → bare attribute (e.g. <input disabled>)
False → attribute omitted entirely
None → attribute omitted entirely

div = Div(
    H1("Title"),
    "Some text",
    id="main",
    cls="container",
    data_value="123"
)
# <div id="main" class="container" data-value="123"><h1>Title</h1>Some text</div>

# Boolean attributes
Input(type="checkbox", checked=True, disabled=False)
# <input type="checkbox" checked />

# SVG camelCase attributes
HTMLElement(tag="svg", view_box="0 0 100 100", preserve_aspect_ratio="xMidYMid")
# <svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid"></svg>

Properties

| Property | Type | Mutable | Notes | |----------|------|---------|-------| | tag | str | Yes | HTML tag name | | children | List[HTMLElement] | Yes | Use methods preferred | | text | str | Yes | Text content | | attributes | dict | Yes | Setting invalidates style cache | | self_closing | bool | Yes | |

All Methods

Children

| Method | Returns | Description | |--------|---------|-------------| | append(*children) | self | Add children to end | | prepend(*children) | self | Add children to start | | clear() | self | Remove all children | | pop(index=0) | HTMLElement | Remove and return child | | remove_all(condition) | self | Remove matching children | | replace_child(index, new) | None | Replace child at index (not chainable) | | count_children() | int | Number of direct children | | first() | HTMLElement\|None | First child | | last() | HTMLElement\|None | Last child | | filter(cond, recursive=False, max_depth=1000) | Iterator | Matching children/descendants | | find_by_attribute(key, value, max_depth=1000) | HTMLElement\|None | First descendant with matching attr |

Children can be HTMLElement, str, or nested lists. None is silently ignored. Other types raise ValueError.

Attributes

| Method | Returns | Description | |--------|---------|-------------| | add_attribute(key, value) | self | Set single attribute | | add_attributes([(k,v),...]) | self | Set multiple attributes | | remove_attribute(key) | self | Remove attribute | | get_attribute(key) | str\|None | Get attribute value | | has_attribute(key) | bool | Check existence | | get_attributes(*keys) | dict | Get all (or specified) attributes. Returns a copy. | | generate_id() | None | Add unique ID if none exists (not chainable) |

Inline Styles

| Method | Returns | Description | |--------|---------|-------------| | add_style(key, value) | self | Set CSS property. Raises ValueError on dangerous values. | | add_styles(dict) | self | Set multiple CSS properties | | get_style(key) | str\|None | Get CSS property value | | remove_style(key) | self | Remove CSS property |

CSS values are validated against injection patterns (javascript:, expression(), url(data:), etc.).

Rendering

| Method | Returns | Description | |--------|---------|-------------| | render(pretty=False, max_depth=1000) | str | HTML string. Raises RecursionError if depth exceeded. | | str(element) | str | Same as render() |

Serialization

| Method | Returns | Description | |--------|---------|-------------| | to_dict(max_depth=1000) | dict | {tag, self_closing, attributes, text, children} | | to_json(indent=None) | str | JSON string | | HTMLElement.from_dict(data, max_depth=1000) | HTMLElement | Reconstruct from dict. Validates input types. Restores subclass types via tag registry. | | HTMLElement.from_json(json_str) | HTMLElement | Reconstruct from JSON | | from_html(html_str, fragment=False) | HTMLElement\|List\|None | Parse HTML string. Preserves SVG camelCase attrs. |

from_html is also available as a standalone function: from nitro_ui import from_html

When fragment=True, returns List[HTMLElement]. When False, returns single element or None.

from_dict() reconstructs Fragment instances correctly and uses a tag registry to preserve subclass types where possible.

Event Callbacks (Override in Subclasses)

| Method | Called When | |--------|------------| | on_load() | Element constructed | | on_before_render() | Before render() | | on_after_render() | After render() | | on_unload() | Element garbage collected |

Utility

| Method | Returns | Description | |--------|---------|-------------| | clone() | HTMLElement | Deep copy | | __enter__/__exit__ | self | Context manager support |

Fragment (No Wrapper Tag)

Renders children without a wrapper element.

from nitro_ui import Fragment, H1, Paragraph

frag = Fragment(H1("Title"), Paragraph("Content"))
print(frag.render())
# <h1>Title</h1><p>Content</p>

Use cases: conditional rendering without wrapper divs, returning multiple elements from functions, list composition.

Partial (Raw HTML)

Embed raw HTML for trusted content. Bypasses escaping.

from nitro_ui import Head, Meta, Title, Partial

# Inline raw HTML
Head(
    Meta(charset="utf-8"),
    Partial("""
        <!-- Google Analytics -->
        <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=GA_ID"></script>
        <script>gtag('config', 'GA_ID');</script>
    """),
    Title("My Page")
)

# Or load from file (lazy-loaded at render time)
Partial(file="partials/analytics.html")

Warning: Only use with trusted content - bypasses XSS protections.

Component (Reusable Components)

Build reusable components with declarative templates and named slots.

from nitro_ui import Component, Slot, H3, Paragraph, Div, Button

class Card(Component):
    tag = "div"
    class_name = "card"

    def template(self, title: str):
        return [
            H3(title, cls="card-title"),
            Slot()  # children go here
        ]

# Usage
card = Card("My Title",
    Paragraph("Content goes here"),
    id="card-1",
    cls="featured"
)
# <div class="card featured" id="card-1">
#     <h3 class="card-title">My Title</h3>
#     <p>Content goes here</p>
# </div>

Class Attributes

| Attribute | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | tag | str | "div" | Root element tag | | class_name | str | None | Default CSS class(es) |

Template Method

Override template() to define the component structure. Parameters become props.

def template(self, title: str, level: str = "info"):
    return [
        Span(f"[{level.upper()}]"),
        Span(title),
        Slot()
    ]

Slots

Use Slot() for the default slot (receives *children), Slot("name") for named slots.

class Modal(Component):
    tag = "div"
    class_name = "modal"

    def template(self, title: str):
        return [
            Div(H2(title), Slot("actions"), cls="header"),
            Div(Slot(), cls="body"),
            Div(Slot("footer", default=Button("Close")), cls="footer")
        ]

# Usage - named slots via kwargs
Modal("Confirm",
    Paragraph("Are you sure?"),              # default slot
    actions=Button("X"),                     # named slot
    footer=[Button("Cancel"), Button("OK")]  # named slot (list)
)

Slot rules:

Slot() — default slot, receives positional *children
Slot("name") — named slot, receives name= kwarg
Slot("name", default=element) — fallback content if slot not provided
Named slot kwargs accept single element or list
Empty slots render nothing

Props vs Attributes

Arguments are separated automatically:

HTMLElement args → default slot children
Non-HTMLElement positional args → props (matched to template() params)
Kwargs matching template params → props
Kwargs matching slot names → slot content
Other kwargs → HTML attributes on root element

class Alert(Component):
    def template(self, message: str, level: str = "info"):
        return [Slot("icon"), Span(message)]

Alert("Hello",                    # prop: message
    level="warning",              # prop (template param)
    icon=Icon("warning"),         # slot
    id="alert-1",                 # HTML attr
    role="alert"                  # HTML attr
)

Class Name Merging

User-provided cls merges with the Component's default class_name (appends):

class Card(Component):
    class_name = "card"

Card("Title", cls="featured")
# → <div class="card featured">...</div>

Lifecycle Hooks

Components inherit HTMLElement lifecycle hooks:

class MyComponent(Component):
    def on_load(self): ...           # After construction
    def on_before_render(self): ...  # Before render()
    def on_after_render(self): ...   # After render()

Styling System

CSSStyle

Represents CSS styles with pseudo-selectors and responsive breakpoints.

from nitro_ui.styles import CSSStyle

style = CSSStyle(
    background_color="#007bff",    # snake_case -> kebab-case
    color="white",
    padding="10px 20px",
    border_radius="5px",
    _hover=CSSStyle(background_color="#0056b3"),   # pseudo-selector
    _md=CSSStyle(padding="15px 30px")              # breakpoint
)

Pseudo-selectors (prefix _): _hover, _active, _focus, _visited, _link, _first_child, _last_child, _nth_child, _before, _after

Breakpoints (prefix _): _xs (0px), _sm (640px), _md (768px), _lg (1024px), _xl (1280px), _2xl (1536px)

| Method | Returns | Description | |--------|---------|-------------| | to_inline() | str | CSS string for style="..." (base styles only) | | merge(other) | CSSStyle | New merged style (other overrides) | | has_pseudo_or_breakpoints() | bool | Has pseudo/responsive styles | | is_complex(threshold=3) | bool | Has many properties | | to_dict() / CSSStyle.from_dict(data) | | Serialization |

StyleSheet

Manages CSS classes and generates <style> tag content.

from nitro_ui.styles import StyleSheet, CSSStyle, Theme

# Optional theme for CSS variables
stylesheet = StyleSheet(theme=Theme.modern())

# Register classes
btn = stylesheet.register("btn-primary", CSSStyle(
    background_color="#007bff",
    color="white",
    _hover=CSSStyle(background_color="#0056b3")
))

# BEM naming
card = stylesheet.register_bem("card", style=CSSStyle(padding="20px"))
# "card"
card_header = stylesheet.register_bem("card", element="header",
    style=CSSStyle(font_weight="bold"))
# "card__header"
card_featured = stylesheet.register_bem("card", modifier="featured",
    style=CSSStyle(border="2px solid blue"))
# "card--featured"

# Use in elements
Button("Click", cls=btn)
Div(cls=f"{card} {card_featured}")

# Generate output
css = stylesheet.render()                  # CSS string
tag = stylesheet.to_style_tag()            # <style>...</style>

| Method | Returns | Description | |--------|---------|-------------| | register(name, style) | str | Register style, returns class name | | register_bem(block, element=, modifier=, style=) | str | BEM class name | | get_style(name) | CSSStyle\|None | Get registered style | | has_class(name) | bool | Check if registered | | unregister(name) | bool | Remove class | | clear() | None | Remove all classes | | set_breakpoint(name, value) | None | Set breakpoint value | | render(pretty=True) | str | CSS output | | to_style_tag(pretty=True) | str | <style> tag | | count_classes() | int | Number of classes | | get_all_class_names() | List[str] | All class names | | to_dict() / StyleSheet.from_dict(data, theme=) | | Serialization |

Theme

Preset design systems with CSS variables.

from nitro_ui.styles import Theme

theme = Theme.modern()    # Blue primary, Inter font, modern components
theme = Theme.classic()   # Traditional blue, Georgia serif
theme = Theme.minimal()   # Black/white, system fonts

# Custom
theme = Theme(
    name="Custom",
    colors={"primary": "#007bff", "secondary": "#6c757d"},
    typography={"font_family": "Inter, sans-serif"},
    spacing={"sm": "8px", "md": "16px", "lg": "24px"},
    components={"button": {"primary": CSSStyle(...)}}
)

| Method | Returns | Description | |--------|---------|-------------| | get_css_variables() | dict | {"--color-primary": "#007bff", ...} | | get_component_style(component, variant="default") | CSSStyle\|None | Component style | | to_dict() / Theme.from_dict(data) | | Serialization |

Common Patterns

Complete Page

from nitro_ui import HTML, Head, Body, Title, Meta, Div, H1, Paragraph

page = HTML(
    Head(
        Title("My Page"),
        Meta(charset="utf-8"),
        Meta(name="viewport", content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1")
    ),
    Body(
        Div(
            H1("Welcome"),
            Paragraph("Hello, world!"),
            cls="container"
        )
    )
)
html = page.render(pretty=True)

Navigation

from nitro_ui import Nav, UnorderedList, ListItem, Anchor

navbar = Nav(
    UnorderedList(
        ListItem(Anchor("Home", href="/")),
        ListItem(Anchor("About", href="/about")),
        ListItem(Anchor("Contact", href="/contact")),
    ),
    cls="navbar"
)

Form

from nitro_ui import Form, Label, Input, Button

login_form = Form(
    Label("Email:", for_element="email"),
    Input(type="email", id="email", name="email", required=True),
    Label("Password:", for_element="password"),
    Input(type="password", id="password", name="password", required=True),
    Button("Log In", type="submit"),
    action="/login",
    method="post"
)

Table from Data

from nitro_ui import Table, TableHeader, TableBody, TableRow, TableHeaderCell, TableDataCell

data = [{"name": "Alice", "age": 30}, {"name": "Bob", "age": 25}]

t = Table(
    TableHeader(TableRow(TableHeaderCell("Name"), TableHeaderCell("Age"))),
    TableBody(*[
        TableRow(TableDataCell(row["name"]), TableDataCell(str(row["age"])))
        for row in data
    ])
)

Dynamic List

from nitro_ui import UnorderedList, ListItem

items = ["Apple", "Banana", "Orange"]
list_element = UnorderedList(*[ListItem(item) for item in items])

Method Chaining

container = (Div()
    .add_attribute("id", "hero")
    .add_styles({"background": "#f0f0f0", "padding": "2rem"})
    .append(H1("Welcome"))
    .append(Paragraph("Get started today.")))

Custom Component (Recommended)

from nitro_ui import Component, Slot, Div, H2, Paragraph

class Card(Component):
    tag = "div"
    class_name = "card"

    def template(self, title: str):
        return [
            H2(title, cls="card-title"),
            Div(Slot(), cls="card-body")
        ]

card = Card("My Card", Paragraph("Card content here"), id="card-1")

Custom Component (Alternative - Direct Subclass)

from nitro_ui import HTMLElement, H2, Paragraph

class Card(HTMLElement):
    def __init__(self, title, content, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(tag="div", cls="card", **kwargs)
        self.append(
            H2(title, cls="card-title"),
            Paragraph(content, cls="card-body")
        )

card = Card("My Card", "Card content here", id="card-1")

SVG Elements

from nitro_ui import Svg, HTMLElement

# Using the Svg tag class with snake_case kwargs
icon = Svg(
    HTMLElement(
        HTMLElement(tag="circle", cx="12", cy="12", r="10"),
        tag="g",
    ),
    view_box="0 0 24 24",
    preserve_aspect_ratio="xMidYMid meet",
    cls="icon"
)

# Parsing SVG HTML preserves camelCase attributes
from nitro_ui import from_html
svg = from_html('<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100"><circle r="50"/></svg>')
print(svg.render())
# <svg viewBox="0 0 100 100"><circle r="50" /></svg>

Parsing and Modifying HTML

from nitro_ui import from_html, Paragraph

element = from_html('<div class="old"><h1>Title</h1></div>')
element.add_attribute("class", "new")
element.add_style("padding", "20px")
element.append(Paragraph("New content"))
html = element.render()

Serialization Round-Trip

from nitro_ui import Div, H1, HTMLElement

page = Div(H1("Title"), id="page")
json_str = page.to_json(indent=2)
loaded = HTMLElement.from_json(json_str)
html = loaded.render()

Page with StyleSheet

from nitro_ui import HTML, Head, Body, Button, Style
from nitro_ui.styles import CSSStyle, StyleSheet, Theme

theme = Theme.modern()
stylesheet = StyleSheet(theme=theme)

btn = stylesheet.register("btn", CSSStyle(
    background_color="var(--color-primary)",
    color="white",
    padding="10px 20px",
    _hover=CSSStyle(background_color="var(--color-primary-dark)")
))

page = HTML(
    Head(Style(stylesheet.render())),
    Body(Button("Click Me", cls=btn))
)

Framework Integration

FastAPI

from fastapi import FastAPI
from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse
from nitro_ui import HTML, Head, Body, Title, H1

app = FastAPI()

@app.get("/", response_class=HTMLResponse)
async def home():
    return HTML(
        Head(Title("FastAPI + NitroUI")),
        Body(H1("Hello!"))
    ).render()

Flask

from flask import Flask
from nitro_ui import HTML, Head, Body, Title, H1

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route("/")
def home():
    return HTML(
        Head(Title("Flask + NitroUI")),
        Body(H1("Hello!"))
    ).render()

Django

from django.http import HttpResponse
from nitro_ui import HTML, Head, Body, Title, H1

def home(request):
    page = HTML(
        Head(Title("Django + NitroUI")),
        Body(H1("Hello!"))
    )
    return HttpResponse(page.render())

Form Builder

Generate HTML5 form fields with validation attributes using the Field class.

from nitro_ui import Form, Button, Field

form = Form(
    Field.email("email", label="Email", required=True, placeholder="[email protected]"),
    Field.password("password", label="Password", min_length=8),
    Field.checkbox("remember", label="Remember me"),
    Button("Log In", type="submit"),
    action="/login",
    method="post"
)

All Field.* methods accept an optional id parameter (defaults to name when omitted) and forward any additional keyword arguments (including hx_*) to the underlying input via **attrs.

Text Fields

Field.text(name, label=None, required=False, min_length=None, max_length=None, pattern=None, placeholder=None, value=None, id=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.email(name, label=None, required=False, placeholder=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.password(name, label=None, required=False, min_length=None, max_length=None, placeholder=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.url(name, label=None, required=False, placeholder=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.tel(name, label=None, required=False, pattern=None, placeholder=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.search(name, label=None, required=False, placeholder=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.textarea(name, label=None, required=False, rows=None, cols=None, min_length=None, max_length=None, placeholder=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)

Numeric & Date Fields

Field.number(name, label=None, required=False, min=None, max=None, step=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.range(name, label=None, min=0, max=100, step=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.date(name, label=None, required=False, min=None, max=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.time(name, label=None, required=False, min=None, max=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.datetime_local(name, label=None, required=False, min=None, max=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)

Selection Fields

# Select with different option formats
Field.select("country", ["USA", "Canada", "Mexico"])  # strings
Field.select("status", [("active", "Active"), ("inactive", "Inactive")])  # tuples
Field.select("priority", [{"value": "1", "label": "Low", "disabled": True}])  # dicts

# Pre-selected value
Field.select("country", ["USA", "Canada"], value="Canada", label="Country")

# Checkbox (label wraps input, accepts checked=True and value="on")
Field.checkbox("terms", label="I agree to the Terms", required=True, checked=False)

# Radio buttons (wrapped in fieldset)
Field.radio("plan", [("free", "Free"), ("pro", "Pro")], label="Select Plan", value="free")

Other Fields

Field.file(name, label=None, required=False, accept=None, multiple=False, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.hidden(name, value, **attrs)
Field.color(name, label=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)

Labels and Wrappers

# No label - just input
Field.text("username")

# With label
Field.text("username", label="Username")
# → <label for="username">Username</label><input ...>

# With wrapper div
Field.text("username", label="Username", wrapper="form-field")
# → <div class="form-field"><label>...</label><input ...></div>

# Wrapper with attributes
Field.text("username", label="Username", wrapper={"cls": "form-group", "id": "field-1"})

With HTMX

Field.text("search",
    placeholder="Search...",
    hx_get="/search",
    hx_trigger="keyup changed delay:300ms",
    hx_target="#results"
)

HTMX Integration

NitroUI works seamlessly with HTMX. Use hx_* kwargs — underscores convert to hyphens automatically.

Basic Usage

from nitro_ui import Button, Div, Input, Script

# Include HTMX
Script(src="https://unpkg.com/[email protected]")

# hx_get → hx-get, hx_target → hx-target, etc.
Button("Load More", hx_get="/items", hx_target="#list", hx_swap="beforeend")

Common Patterns

# Click to load
Button("Load", hx_get="/content", hx_target="#result")

# Delete with confirmation
Button("Delete", hx_delete="/items/1", hx_confirm="Are you sure?", hx_swap="outerHTML")

# Live search
Input(
    type="text",
    name="q",
    hx_get="/search",
    hx_trigger="keyup changed delay:300ms",
    hx_target="#results"
)

# Form submission
Form(
    Input(type="text", name="email"),
    Button("Subscribe"),
    hx_post="/subscribe",
    hx_swap="outerHTML"
)

# Infinite scroll
Div(
    hx_get="/items?page=2",
    hx_trigger="revealed",
    hx_swap="afterend"
)

# Polling
Div(id="notifications", hx_get="/notifications", hx_trigger="every 30s")

All HTMX Attributes

| Python kwarg | HTML attribute | Description | |--------------|----------------|-------------| | hx_get | hx-get | GET request | | hx_post | hx-post | POST request | | hx_put | hx-put | PUT request | | hx_patch | hx-patch | PATCH request | | hx_delete | hx-delete | DELETE request | | hx_target | hx-target | Target element selector | | hx_swap | hx-swap | How to swap content | | hx_trigger | hx-trigger | Event that triggers request | | hx_confirm | hx-confirm | Confirmation dialog | | hx_indicator | hx-indicator | Loading indicator | | hx_push_url | hx-push-url | Push URL to history | | hx_select | hx-select | Select content from response | | hx_select_oob | hx-select-oob | Out-of-band select | | hx_swap_oob | hx-swap-oob | Out-of-band swap | | hx_vals | hx-vals | Additional values (JSON) | | hx_boost | hx-boost | Boost all links/forms | | hx_include | hx-include | Include additional inputs | | hx_params | hx-params | Filter parameters | | hx_preserve | hx-preserve | Preserve element | | hx_ext | hx-ext | Extensions |

HTMX Extensions

# Server-Sent Events
Div(hx_ext="sse", sse_connect="/events", sse_swap="message")

# WebSockets
Div(hx_ext="ws", ws_connect="/ws")

# JSON encoding
Form(hx_ext="json-enc", hx_post="/api/submit")

Security

Automatic HTML escaping: All text content and attribute values are escaped
CSS value validation: add_style/add_styles/CSSStyle.to_inline() reject javascript:, expression(), url(data:), CSS hex escapes, etc. (raises ValueError). Uses a single shared validation implementation.
CSS class name validation: StyleSheet rejects class names containing injection patterns
Tag name validation: Tag names must match ^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9-]*$. Invalid names raise ValueError.
Attribute key validation: Invalid attribute keys are skipped with a warning during rendering.
Boolean attribute safety: disabled=False correctly omits the attribute (browsers treat any present attribute as truthy).
None attribute safety: Attributes set to None are omitted from output (not rendered as literal "None").
No raw HTML injection: Cannot inject unescaped HTML (use Partial for trusted raw HTML)
Recursion protection: render(), filter(), find_by_attribute(), to_dict(), from_dict() all have max_depth parameter (default 1000) to prevent stack overflow from circular references
Serialization validation: from_dict() validates all field types. StyleSheet.from_dict() validates class names.
Child type validation: Only HTMLElement and str accepted as children. None silently ignored, other types raise ValueError.
Self-closing element warnings: Adding children or text to self-closing elements (e.g. <img>, <input>) emits a UserWarning.

Gotchas

Package name mismatch: PyPI is nitro-ui, import is nitro_ui
Anchor vs Href: Anchor is the preferred name for <a> tags. Href is a backward-compatible alias. Both work identically.
Link is for <link> tags: Link renders <link> (stylesheet/meta). Use Anchor (or Href) for <a> links.
children property returns a copy: Mutating the returned list does not affect the element. Use append()/prepend() to modify.
get_attributes() returns a copy: Mutating the returned dict does not affect the element. Use add_attribute() to modify.
replace_child() and generate_id() return None: Not chainable, unlike other methods.
from_dict() expects normalized keys: Designed for round-tripping with to_dict(). Attribute keys should already be in their final form (e.g. data-value, not data_value).
SVG attributes require snake_case kwargs: Use view_box not viewBox when constructing via kwargs. The camelCase form is used for storage and rendering. get_attribute("viewBox") to access.
Boolean attributes: disabled=True renders as bare disabled, disabled=False omits it entirely. disabled="False" still renders (as a string value).

Quick Checklist

When generating NitroUI code:

[ ] Use PascalCase imports: from nitro_ui import Div, H1, Paragraph
[ ] Use cls for CSS classes (e.g., Div(cls="container"))
[ ] Use for_element not for (Python keyword)
[ ] Use Anchor (or Href) for <a> tags, Link for <link> tags
[ ] Children go as positional args, attributes as keyword args
[ ] Call .render() to get HTML string
[ ] Use pretty=True for readable output during development
[ ] All manipulation methods return self for chaining (except replace_child, generate_id)
[ ] Use Fragment when you need multiple elements without a wrapper
[ ] Use Partial for raw HTML (analytics, embeds) - bypasses escaping
[ ] Use Component + Slot for reusable components with declarative templates
[ ] Use Field.xyz() for form fields with HTML5 validation attributes
[ ] Boolean attrs: pass True/False, not strings, for disabled, checked, required, etc.
[ ] SVG attrs: use snake_case kwargs (view_box, preserve_aspect_ratio) - auto-converted to camelCase

NitroUI Skill Guide

A zero-dependency Python 3.8+ library for programmatic HTML generation. Build HTML with Python classes instead of string templates.

from nitro_ui import Div, H1, Paragraph

page = Div(
    H1("Welcome"),
    Paragraph("Built with NitroUI"),
    cls="container"
)
print(page.render())
# <div class="container"><h1>Welcome</h1><p>Built with NitroUI</p></div>

Imports

Standard Import

from nitro_ui import Div, H1, Paragraph, UnorderedList, ListItem, Image

Core Classes

from nitro_ui import HTMLElement, Fragment, Component, Slot, Partial, from_html

Styling System

from nitro_ui.styles import CSSStyle, StyleSheet, Theme

All Tags

Document Structure

Layout

Text

Lists

Forms

Tables

Table.from_json(path) and Table.from_csv(path) create tables from files (first row = headers in <thead>, rest in <tbody>).

Media

HTMLElement Constructor

HTMLElement(
    *children,                  # HTMLElement, str, or nested lists (auto-flattened)
    tag: str,                   # Required HTML tag name
    self_closing: bool = False,
    **attributes                # HTML attributes as keyword arguments
)

Special attribute mappings:

cls or class_name → renders as class
class_ → also maps to class_name
for_element or for_ → renders as for
data_* → data-* (other underscores become hyphens)
SVG camelCase attrs via snake_case: view_box → viewBox, preserve_aspect_ratio → preserveAspectRatio, etc. (52 SVG attributes supported)

True → bare attribute (e.g. <input disabled>)
False → attribute omitted entirely
None → attribute omitted entirely

div = Div(
    H1("Title"),
    "Some text",
    id="main",
    cls="container",
    data_value="123"
)
# <div id="main" class="container" data-value="123"><h1>Title</h1>Some text</div>

# Boolean attributes
Input(type="checkbox", checked=True, disabled=False)
# <input type="checkbox" checked />

# SVG camelCase attributes
HTMLElement(tag="svg", view_box="0 0 100 100", preserve_aspect_ratio="xMidYMid")
# <svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid"></svg>

Properties

All Methods

Children

Children can be HTMLElement, str, or nested lists. None is silently ignored. Other types raise ValueError.

Attributes

Inline Styles

CSS values are validated against injection patterns (javascript:, expression(), url(data:), etc.).

Rendering

Serialization

from_html is also available as a standalone function: from nitro_ui import from_html

When fragment=True, returns List[HTMLElement]. When False, returns single element or None.

from_dict() reconstructs Fragment instances correctly and uses a tag registry to preserve subclass types where possible.

Event Callbacks (Override in Subclasses)

Utility

| Method | Returns | Description | |--------|---------|-------------| | clone() | HTMLElement | Deep copy | | __enter__/__exit__ | self | Context manager support |

Fragment (No Wrapper Tag)

Renders children without a wrapper element.

from nitro_ui import Fragment, H1, Paragraph

frag = Fragment(H1("Title"), Paragraph("Content"))
print(frag.render())
# <h1>Title</h1><p>Content</p>

Use cases: conditional rendering without wrapper divs, returning multiple elements from functions, list composition.

Partial (Raw HTML)

Embed raw HTML for trusted content. Bypasses escaping.

from nitro_ui import Head, Meta, Title, Partial

# Inline raw HTML
Head(
    Meta(charset="utf-8"),
    Partial("""
        <!-- Google Analytics -->
        <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=GA_ID"></script>
        <script>gtag('config', 'GA_ID');</script>
    """),
    Title("My Page")
)

# Or load from file (lazy-loaded at render time)
Partial(file="partials/analytics.html")

Warning: Only use with trusted content - bypasses XSS protections.

Component (Reusable Components)

Build reusable components with declarative templates and named slots.

from nitro_ui import Component, Slot, H3, Paragraph, Div, Button

class Card(Component):
    tag = "div"
    class_name = "card"

    def template(self, title: str):
        return [
            H3(title, cls="card-title"),
            Slot()  # children go here
        ]

# Usage
card = Card("My Title",
    Paragraph("Content goes here"),
    id="card-1",
    cls="featured"
)
# <div class="card featured" id="card-1">
#     <h3 class="card-title">My Title</h3>
#     <p>Content goes here</p>
# </div>

Class Attributes

| Attribute | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | tag | str | "div" | Root element tag | | class_name | str | None | Default CSS class(es) |

Template Method

Override template() to define the component structure. Parameters become props.

def template(self, title: str, level: str = "info"):
    return [
        Span(f"[{level.upper()}]"),
        Span(title),
        Slot()
    ]

Slots

Use Slot() for the default slot (receives *children), Slot("name") for named slots.

class Modal(Component):
    tag = "div"
    class_name = "modal"

    def template(self, title: str):
        return [
            Div(H2(title), Slot("actions"), cls="header"),
            Div(Slot(), cls="body"),
            Div(Slot("footer", default=Button("Close")), cls="footer")
        ]

# Usage - named slots via kwargs
Modal("Confirm",
    Paragraph("Are you sure?"),              # default slot
    actions=Button("X"),                     # named slot
    footer=[Button("Cancel"), Button("OK")]  # named slot (list)
)

Slot rules:

Slot() — default slot, receives positional *children
Slot("name") — named slot, receives name= kwarg
Slot("name", default=element) — fallback content if slot not provided
Named slot kwargs accept single element or list
Empty slots render nothing

Props vs Attributes

Arguments are separated automatically:

HTMLElement args → default slot children
Non-HTMLElement positional args → props (matched to template() params)
Kwargs matching template params → props
Kwargs matching slot names → slot content
Other kwargs → HTML attributes on root element

class Alert(Component):
    def template(self, message: str, level: str = "info"):
        return [Slot("icon"), Span(message)]

Alert("Hello",                    # prop: message
    level="warning",              # prop (template param)
    icon=Icon("warning"),         # slot
    id="alert-1",                 # HTML attr
    role="alert"                  # HTML attr
)

Class Name Merging

User-provided cls merges with the Component's default class_name (appends):

class Card(Component):
    class_name = "card"

Card("Title", cls="featured")
# → <div class="card featured">...</div>

Lifecycle Hooks

Components inherit HTMLElement lifecycle hooks:

class MyComponent(Component):
    def on_load(self): ...           # After construction
    def on_before_render(self): ...  # Before render()
    def on_after_render(self): ...   # After render()

Styling System

CSSStyle

Represents CSS styles with pseudo-selectors and responsive breakpoints.

from nitro_ui.styles import CSSStyle

style = CSSStyle(
    background_color="#007bff",    # snake_case -> kebab-case
    color="white",
    padding="10px 20px",
    border_radius="5px",
    _hover=CSSStyle(background_color="#0056b3"),   # pseudo-selector
    _md=CSSStyle(padding="15px 30px")              # breakpoint
)

Pseudo-selectors (prefix _): _hover, _active, _focus, _visited, _link, _first_child, _last_child, _nth_child, _before, _after

Breakpoints (prefix _): _xs (0px), _sm (640px), _md (768px), _lg (1024px), _xl (1280px), _2xl (1536px)

StyleSheet

Manages CSS classes and generates <style> tag content.

from nitro_ui.styles import StyleSheet, CSSStyle, Theme

# Optional theme for CSS variables
stylesheet = StyleSheet(theme=Theme.modern())

# Register classes
btn = stylesheet.register("btn-primary", CSSStyle(
    background_color="#007bff",
    color="white",
    _hover=CSSStyle(background_color="#0056b3")
))

# BEM naming
card = stylesheet.register_bem("card", style=CSSStyle(padding="20px"))
# "card"
card_header = stylesheet.register_bem("card", element="header",
    style=CSSStyle(font_weight="bold"))
# "card__header"
card_featured = stylesheet.register_bem("card", modifier="featured",
    style=CSSStyle(border="2px solid blue"))
# "card--featured"

# Use in elements
Button("Click", cls=btn)
Div(cls=f"{card} {card_featured}")

# Generate output
css = stylesheet.render()                  # CSS string
tag = stylesheet.to_style_tag()            # <style>...</style>

Theme

Preset design systems with CSS variables.

from nitro_ui.styles import Theme

theme = Theme.modern()    # Blue primary, Inter font, modern components
theme = Theme.classic()   # Traditional blue, Georgia serif
theme = Theme.minimal()   # Black/white, system fonts

# Custom
theme = Theme(
    name="Custom",
    colors={"primary": "#007bff", "secondary": "#6c757d"},
    typography={"font_family": "Inter, sans-serif"},
    spacing={"sm": "8px", "md": "16px", "lg": "24px"},
    components={"button": {"primary": CSSStyle(...)}}
)

Common Patterns

Complete Page

from nitro_ui import HTML, Head, Body, Title, Meta, Div, H1, Paragraph

page = HTML(
    Head(
        Title("My Page"),
        Meta(charset="utf-8"),
        Meta(name="viewport", content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1")
    ),
    Body(
        Div(
            H1("Welcome"),
            Paragraph("Hello, world!"),
            cls="container"
        )
    )
)
html = page.render(pretty=True)

Navigation

from nitro_ui import Nav, UnorderedList, ListItem, Anchor

navbar = Nav(
    UnorderedList(
        ListItem(Anchor("Home", href="/")),
        ListItem(Anchor("About", href="/about")),
        ListItem(Anchor("Contact", href="/contact")),
    ),
    cls="navbar"
)

Form

from nitro_ui import Form, Label, Input, Button

login_form = Form(
    Label("Email:", for_element="email"),
    Input(type="email", id="email", name="email", required=True),
    Label("Password:", for_element="password"),
    Input(type="password", id="password", name="password", required=True),
    Button("Log In", type="submit"),
    action="/login",
    method="post"
)

Table from Data

from nitro_ui import Table, TableHeader, TableBody, TableRow, TableHeaderCell, TableDataCell

data = [{"name": "Alice", "age": 30}, {"name": "Bob", "age": 25}]

t = Table(
    TableHeader(TableRow(TableHeaderCell("Name"), TableHeaderCell("Age"))),
    TableBody(*[
        TableRow(TableDataCell(row["name"]), TableDataCell(str(row["age"])))
        for row in data
    ])
)

Dynamic List

from nitro_ui import UnorderedList, ListItem

items = ["Apple", "Banana", "Orange"]
list_element = UnorderedList(*[ListItem(item) for item in items])

Method Chaining

container = (Div()
    .add_attribute("id", "hero")
    .add_styles({"background": "#f0f0f0", "padding": "2rem"})
    .append(H1("Welcome"))
    .append(Paragraph("Get started today.")))

Custom Component (Recommended)

from nitro_ui import Component, Slot, Div, H2, Paragraph

class Card(Component):
    tag = "div"
    class_name = "card"

    def template(self, title: str):
        return [
            H2(title, cls="card-title"),
            Div(Slot(), cls="card-body")
        ]

card = Card("My Card", Paragraph("Card content here"), id="card-1")

Custom Component (Alternative - Direct Subclass)

from nitro_ui import HTMLElement, H2, Paragraph

class Card(HTMLElement):
    def __init__(self, title, content, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(tag="div", cls="card", **kwargs)
        self.append(
            H2(title, cls="card-title"),
            Paragraph(content, cls="card-body")
        )

card = Card("My Card", "Card content here", id="card-1")

SVG Elements

from nitro_ui import Svg, HTMLElement

# Using the Svg tag class with snake_case kwargs
icon = Svg(
    HTMLElement(
        HTMLElement(tag="circle", cx="12", cy="12", r="10"),
        tag="g",
    ),
    view_box="0 0 24 24",
    preserve_aspect_ratio="xMidYMid meet",
    cls="icon"
)

# Parsing SVG HTML preserves camelCase attributes
from nitro_ui import from_html
svg = from_html('<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100"><circle r="50"/></svg>')
print(svg.render())
# <svg viewBox="0 0 100 100"><circle r="50" /></svg>

Parsing and Modifying HTML

from nitro_ui import from_html, Paragraph

element = from_html('<div class="old"><h1>Title</h1></div>')
element.add_attribute("class", "new")
element.add_style("padding", "20px")
element.append(Paragraph("New content"))
html = element.render()

Serialization Round-Trip

from nitro_ui import Div, H1, HTMLElement

page = Div(H1("Title"), id="page")
json_str = page.to_json(indent=2)
loaded = HTMLElement.from_json(json_str)
html = loaded.render()

Page with StyleSheet

from nitro_ui import HTML, Head, Body, Button, Style
from nitro_ui.styles import CSSStyle, StyleSheet, Theme

theme = Theme.modern()
stylesheet = StyleSheet(theme=theme)

btn = stylesheet.register("btn", CSSStyle(
    background_color="var(--color-primary)",
    color="white",
    padding="10px 20px",
    _hover=CSSStyle(background_color="var(--color-primary-dark)")
))

page = HTML(
    Head(Style(stylesheet.render())),
    Body(Button("Click Me", cls=btn))
)

Framework Integration

FastAPI

from fastapi import FastAPI
from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse
from nitro_ui import HTML, Head, Body, Title, H1

app = FastAPI()

@app.get("/", response_class=HTMLResponse)
async def home():
    return HTML(
        Head(Title("FastAPI + NitroUI")),
        Body(H1("Hello!"))
    ).render()

Flask

from flask import Flask
from nitro_ui import HTML, Head, Body, Title, H1

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route("/")
def home():
    return HTML(
        Head(Title("Flask + NitroUI")),
        Body(H1("Hello!"))
    ).render()

Django

from django.http import HttpResponse
from nitro_ui import HTML, Head, Body, Title, H1

def home(request):
    page = HTML(
        Head(Title("Django + NitroUI")),
        Body(H1("Hello!"))
    )
    return HttpResponse(page.render())

Form Builder

Generate HTML5 form fields with validation attributes using the Field class.

from nitro_ui import Form, Button, Field

form = Form(
    Field.email("email", label="Email", required=True, placeholder="[email protected]"),
    Field.password("password", label="Password", min_length=8),
    Field.checkbox("remember", label="Remember me"),
    Button("Log In", type="submit"),
    action="/login",
    method="post"
)

All Field.* methods accept an optional id parameter (defaults to name when omitted) and forward any additional keyword arguments (including hx_*) to the underlying input via **attrs.

Text Fields

Field.text(name, label=None, required=False, min_length=None, max_length=None, pattern=None, placeholder=None, value=None, id=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.email(name, label=None, required=False, placeholder=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.password(name, label=None, required=False, min_length=None, max_length=None, placeholder=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.url(name, label=None, required=False, placeholder=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.tel(name, label=None, required=False, pattern=None, placeholder=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.search(name, label=None, required=False, placeholder=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.textarea(name, label=None, required=False, rows=None, cols=None, min_length=None, max_length=None, placeholder=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)

Numeric & Date Fields

Field.number(name, label=None, required=False, min=None, max=None, step=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.range(name, label=None, min=0, max=100, step=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.date(name, label=None, required=False, min=None, max=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.time(name, label=None, required=False, min=None, max=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.datetime_local(name, label=None, required=False, min=None, max=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)

Selection Fields

# Select with different option formats
Field.select("country", ["USA", "Canada", "Mexico"])  # strings
Field.select("status", [("active", "Active"), ("inactive", "Inactive")])  # tuples
Field.select("priority", [{"value": "1", "label": "Low", "disabled": True}])  # dicts

# Pre-selected value
Field.select("country", ["USA", "Canada"], value="Canada", label="Country")

# Checkbox (label wraps input, accepts checked=True and value="on")
Field.checkbox("terms", label="I agree to the Terms", required=True, checked=False)

# Radio buttons (wrapped in fieldset)
Field.radio("plan", [("free", "Free"), ("pro", "Pro")], label="Select Plan", value="free")

Other Fields

Field.file(name, label=None, required=False, accept=None, multiple=False, wrapper=None, **attrs)
Field.hidden(name, value, **attrs)
Field.color(name, label=None, value=None, wrapper=None, **attrs)

Labels and Wrappers

# No label - just input
Field.text("username")

# With label
Field.text("username", label="Username")
# → <label for="username">Username</label><input ...>

# With wrapper div
Field.text("username", label="Username", wrapper="form-field")
# → <div class="form-field"><label>...</label><input ...></div>

# Wrapper with attributes
Field.text("username", label="Username", wrapper={"cls": "form-group", "id": "field-1"})

With HTMX

Field.text("search",
    placeholder="Search...",
    hx_get="/search",
    hx_trigger="keyup changed delay:300ms",
    hx_target="#results"
)

HTMX Integration

NitroUI works seamlessly with HTMX. Use hx_* kwargs — underscores convert to hyphens automatically.

Basic Usage

from nitro_ui import Button, Div, Input, Script

# Include HTMX
Script(src="https://unpkg.com/[email protected]")

# hx_get → hx-get, hx_target → hx-target, etc.
Button("Load More", hx_get="/items", hx_target="#list", hx_swap="beforeend")

Common Patterns

# Click to load
Button("Load", hx_get="/content", hx_target="#result")

# Delete with confirmation
Button("Delete", hx_delete="/items/1", hx_confirm="Are you sure?", hx_swap="outerHTML")

# Live search
Input(
    type="text",
    name="q",
    hx_get="/search",
    hx_trigger="keyup changed delay:300ms",
    hx_target="#results"
)

# Form submission
Form(
    Input(type="text", name="email"),
    Button("Subscribe"),
    hx_post="/subscribe",
    hx_swap="outerHTML"
)

# Infinite scroll
Div(
    hx_get="/items?page=2",
    hx_trigger="revealed",
    hx_swap="afterend"
)

# Polling
Div(id="notifications", hx_get="/notifications", hx_trigger="every 30s")

All HTMX Attributes

HTMX Extensions

# Server-Sent Events
Div(hx_ext="sse", sse_connect="/events", sse_swap="message")

# WebSockets
Div(hx_ext="ws", ws_connect="/ws")

# JSON encoding
Form(hx_ext="json-enc", hx_post="/api/submit")

Security

Automatic HTML escaping: All text content and attribute values are escaped
CSS value validation: add_style/add_styles/CSSStyle.to_inline() reject javascript:, expression(), url(data:), CSS hex escapes, etc. (raises ValueError). Uses a single shared validation implementation.
CSS class name validation: StyleSheet rejects class names containing injection patterns
Tag name validation: Tag names must match ^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9-]*$. Invalid names raise ValueError.
Attribute key validation: Invalid attribute keys are skipped with a warning during rendering.
Boolean attribute safety: disabled=False correctly omits the attribute (browsers treat any present attribute as truthy).
None attribute safety: Attributes set to None are omitted from output (not rendered as literal "None").
No raw HTML injection: Cannot inject unescaped HTML (use Partial for trusted raw HTML)
Recursion protection: render(), filter(), find_by_attribute(), to_dict(), from_dict() all have max_depth parameter (default 1000) to prevent stack overflow from circular references
Serialization validation: from_dict() validates all field types. StyleSheet.from_dict() validates class names.
Child type validation: Only HTMLElement and str accepted as children. None silently ignored, other types raise ValueError.
Self-closing element warnings: Adding children or text to self-closing elements (e.g. <img>, <input>) emits a UserWarning.

Gotchas

Package name mismatch: PyPI is nitro-ui, import is nitro_ui
Anchor vs Href: Anchor is the preferred name for <a> tags. Href is a backward-compatible alias. Both work identically.
Link is for <link> tags: Link renders <link> (stylesheet/meta). Use Anchor (or Href) for <a> links.
children property returns a copy: Mutating the returned list does not affect the element. Use append()/prepend() to modify.
get_attributes() returns a copy: Mutating the returned dict does not affect the element. Use add_attribute() to modify.
replace_child() and generate_id() return None: Not chainable, unlike other methods.
from_dict() expects normalized keys: Designed for round-tripping with to_dict(). Attribute keys should already be in their final form (e.g. data-value, not data_value).
SVG attributes require snake_case kwargs: Use view_box not viewBox when constructing via kwargs. The camelCase form is used for storage and rendering. get_attribute("viewBox") to access.
Boolean attributes: disabled=True renders as bare disabled, disabled=False omits it entirely. disabled="False" still renders (as a string value).

Quick Checklist

When generating NitroUI code:

[ ] Use PascalCase imports: from nitro_ui import Div, H1, Paragraph
[ ] Use cls for CSS classes (e.g., Div(cls="container"))
[ ] Use for_element not for (Python keyword)
[ ] Use Anchor (or Href) for <a> tags, Link for <link> tags
[ ] Children go as positional args, attributes as keyword args
[ ] Call .render() to get HTML string
[ ] Use pretty=True for readable output during development
[ ] All manipulation methods return self for chaining (except replace_child, generate_id)
[ ] Use Fragment when you need multiple elements without a wrapper
[ ] Use Partial for raw HTML (analytics, embeds) - bypasses escaping
[ ] Use Component + Slot for reusable components with declarative templates
[ ] Use Field.xyz() for form fields with HTML5 validation attributes
[ ] Boolean attrs: pass True/False, not strings, for disabled, checked, required, etc.
[ ] SVG attrs: use snake_case kwargs (view_box, preserve_aspect_ratio) - auto-converted to camelCase

Adoption

nitrosh/nitro-ui

$ install --global

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SKILL.md

NitroUI Skill Guide

Imports

Standard Import

Core Classes

Styling System

All Tags

Document Structure

Layout

Text

Lists

Forms

Tables

Media

HTMLElement Constructor

Properties

All Methods

Children

Attributes

Inline Styles

Rendering

Serialization

Event Callbacks (Override in Subclasses)

Utility

Fragment (No Wrapper Tag)

Partial (Raw HTML)

Component (Reusable Components)

Class Attributes

Template Method

Slots

Props vs Attributes

Class Name Merging

Lifecycle Hooks

Styling System

CSSStyle

StyleSheet

Theme

Common Patterns

Complete Page

Navigation

Form

Table from Data

Dynamic List

Method Chaining

Custom Component (Recommended)

Custom Component (Alternative - Direct Subclass)

SVG Elements

Parsing and Modifying HTML

Serialization Round-Trip

Page with StyleSheet

Framework Integration

FastAPI

Flask

Django

Form Builder

Text Fields

Numeric & Date Fields

Selection Fields

Other Fields

Labels and Wrappers

With HTMX

HTMX Integration

Basic Usage

Common Patterns

All HTMX Attributes

HTMX Extensions

Security

Gotchas

Quick Checklist

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nitrosh/nitro-ui

$ install --global