From b648692fd15fa34aefa068cd79c1b4c2ac7557ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Philipp Rudiger <prudiger@anaconda.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2020 15:19:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Use widget_type for Param widget override (#1614)

* Use widget_type for Param widget override

* Add docs
---
 examples/user_guide/Param.ipynb | 4 ++--
 panel/param.py                  | 8 +++++---
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/user_guide/Param.ipynb b/examples/user_guide/Param.ipynb
index fd0e803419a..9feaeda4dff 100644
--- a/examples/user_guide/Param.ipynb
+++ b/examples/user_guide/Param.ipynb
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "Also, it's possible to pass arguments to the widget in order to customize it. Instead of passing the widget, pass a dictionary with the desired options. Use the ``type`` keyword to map the widget. \n",
+    "Also, it's possible to pass arguments to the widget in order to customize it. Instead of passing the widget, pass a dictionary with the desired options. Use the ``widget_type`` keyword to map the widget. \n",
     "\n",
     "Taking up the previous example."
    ]
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "pn.Param(CustomExample.param, widgets={\n",
-    "    'select_string': {'type': pn.widgets.RadioButtonGroup, 'button_type': 'success'},\n",
+    "    'select_string': {'widget_type': pn.widgets.RadioButtonGroup, 'button_type': 'success'},\n",
     "    'select_number': pn.widgets.DiscretePlayer}\n",
     ")"
    ]
diff --git a/panel/param.py b/panel/param.py
index 63e3e4d2770..8f8742575c2 100644
--- a/panel/param.py
+++ b/panel/param.py
@@ -341,12 +341,14 @@ def widget(self, p_name):
             widget_class_overridden = False
             widget_class = self.widget_type(p_obj)
         elif isinstance(self.widgets[p_name], dict):
-            if 'type' in self.widgets[p_name]:
-                widget_class = self.widgets[p_name].pop('type')
+            kw_widget = dict(self.widgets[p_name])
+            if 'widget_type' in self.widgets[p_name]:
+                widget_class = kw_widget.pop('widget_type')
+            elif 'type' in self.widgets[p_name]:
+                widget_class = kw_widget.pop('type')
             else:
                 widget_class_overridden = False
                 widget_class = self.widget_type(p_obj)
-            kw_widget = self.widgets[p_name]
         else:
             widget_class = self.widgets[p_name]