Brython documentation

Introduction

For the interface with the browser, Brython is compliant with the Document Object Model interface, which is widely documented on the web :

This interface is language-independent. With Brython, all the operations described in the DOM API rely on two objects defined in the module browser : document and window

document implements the interface Document defined in the DOM API. For instance, it supports the following methods :

document.getElementById(elt_id)

returns a reference to the DOM element whose id is elt_id

document.createElement(tagName)

returns a new element of type tagName ; for instance, to create an hypertext link :

link = document.createElement('A')

document.appendChild(elt)

add the element elt to the document

Besides this standard interface, Brython propose an alternative interface, more familiar for Brython developers. It is described in the following pages

Introduction

Installation

Limitations of the "file" protocol

Frequently asked questions

Syntax, keywords and built-in functions

Standard distribution

`import` implementation

Brython packages

Browser interface

Brython-specific built-in modules

Working with Brython

Cookbook

Introduction