See this example at the end of the discussion. I hope that it is useful. (Note that the update function is now available on the latest version of pythonista.)

https://forum.omz-software.com/topic/4322/display-data-from-an-array/10

i think the number type is applicable to iPhone only, where it shows the number keyboard. on iPad, they keyboard type doesnt really do anything. it would be neat to combine cvp's custom keyboards with dialogs!