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v7.2.0

Textualize/textualv7.2.0Jan 11, 2026by willmcgugan

AI Summary

Help system enhancement allowing the help panel to search ancestor widgets for HELP attributes when not found on the focused widget.

Key Highlights

  • Help panel now looks at ancestor widgets for HELP attribute

New Features

  • Help panel searches ancestor widgets for HELP attribute if not found on focused widget

Full Release Notes

Small update to the help system. The help panel will look for a HELP attribute on the focused widget, but now it will also look at ancestors until it finds a usable HELP attribute. There are also a few changes to add more titles to the keys area.

## [7.2.0] - 2026-01-11

### Changed

- The help panel will look at ancestor widgets for a `HELP` attribute if there isn't one on the focused widget https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6320