How to give a text a certain width in Python console?

Asked Nov 24 '16 at 22:35

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I have Googled a lot, but couldn't find a proper solution for this. I have an output file that I get when I run my code. It works fine, but I want to print some stuff in a different way (for example: in the middle, of slightly more to the right and so on), so I need to put some width on it.

I've noticed I can use "\t" this, but this is equal to 8 tabs and I can't seem to change it with expandtabs(). My question is: what is the simplest and best way to do this? I am used to CSS and HTML, so I am expecting some width function or something, but I can't find one.

I am just printing an ordinary string.

What I have:

"Blabla blabla" #string

"I don't want this text here" #string

What I want:

"Blabla blabla" #string

      "I want this text here for example" #string

edited Jul 05 '17 at 09:11

asked Nov 24 '16 at 22:35

Siyah

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Use `str.format` as per your use case. If you can provide some sample input and output, you might get a better response. – Ahsanul Haque Nov 24 '16 at 22:37
terminal/file output doesn't have a "width". If you want one, you have to enforce it by the way *you format* your output. – Karoly Horvath Nov 24 '16 at 22:43
@AhsanulHaque: I have added an example – Siyah Nov 24 '16 at 22:43
What do you mean, to be precise @KarolyHorvath? – Siyah Nov 24 '16 at 22:58

How to give a text a certain width in Python console?

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