Nested pydantic model containers

[ndxmrb]

Hi @tlambert03,
when using nested pydantic models, I found this post on how to add a simple way of nesting widgets/containers. When trying to use the values, I needed to modify asdict() as well. Although there might be a reason you didn't just implement it already when answering the post (probably due to #317), I thought I'd make a pull request just in case.

Notably, some things are missing:

• Proper test e.g. for getting nested values from ValueWidgets and ContainerWidgets - as I didn't really know where to start
• QGroupBox option as mentioned in Improve nesting of containers with labels (group box) #317

Also, I tried my best with the types, but I probably don't oversee the grand scheme of things... 😅

I hope it's helpful, but I'm aware it might not be, so feel free to just close 😄

Thanks for having a look!

[ndxmrb]

I just saw that this probably messes with List types. Set to draft for now.

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[tlambert03]

sorry for the radio silence here @ndxmrb. This would be a great addition if you want to keep banging at it.

I did indeed see the challenge with list types. I wonder whether #663 might have helped the situation here (I haven't had time to look closely, so it's possibly no). @hanjinliu may also have some insights...

if you have a moment and want to resolve merge conflicts and see what the state of things look like now, that would be great :)

[ndxmrb]

Sorry for the silence as well @tlambert03. I'm still willing to work on it. I think the latest work here has indeed helped with the list types. But unfortunately, I'm not sure anymore what problem exactly I encountered. Either way, I can now use a nested pydantic model alongside a list field and validate the resulting dict without any issues.

Do you think the NestedValueWidgets type is still necessary, now that containers subclass ValueWidgets?

I'll update this (or make a new PR, if that's easier) as soon as I know how to go on with that.