Align multiple functions in text file python

Question

I am trying to write multiple functions to a file based on user input. Here the problem is the code which write to a file, is not left aligned. maybe missing few basic elements.

Here is the code:

import requests

G=input("Define Count")
for k in range(0,G):
perf=G

if k==0 :
        string = """
            ### RUN ####
            def run():
                d = collections.OrderedDict()
                d['run']= 123,
                return d
            URL = "https://..../run"
            headers  = {"Content-Type":"application/json",
                        "Authorization": Token}
            payload = json.dumps([run() for n in range(%s)])
            resp = requests.post(URL, headers = headers ,data = payload))
            if resp.status_code = 200:
                print('Fail: ' + str(resp.status_code)+ str(resp.text))
            else:
                print('Pass' + str(resp.status_code)+ str(resp.text))
                """
            string = Template % (Perf)
            with open(path, 'a') as f:
                f.write(string)
elif k==1:
         string = """
            ### STOP ####
            def stop():
                d = collections.OrderedDict()
                d['STOP']= 123,
                d['wait']=20
                return d
            URL = "https://..../stop"
            headers  = {"Content-Type":"application/json",
                        "Authorization": Token}
            payload = json.dumps([stop() for n in range(%s)])
            resp = requests.post(URL, headers = headers ,data = payload))
            if resp.status_code = 200:
                print('Fail: ' + str(resp.status_code)+ str(resp.text))
            else:
                print('Pass' + str(resp.status_code)+ str(resp.text))
                """
            string = Template % (Perf)
            with open(path, 'a') as f:
                f.write(string)
  elfif k=.....

when execute in loop, I expect the output file after write, with left aligned as :

   def run():
            ....
            ....
   def stop():
           ....
           ....
   def wait():
           ....

but when i excute in loop, i do get as :

   def run():
            ....
            ....
           def stop():
                      ....
                      ....
       def run():
              ....
              ....
              def stop():
                       ....
                       ....

Am not sure why i get with irregular indent. pls help me

Are you sure creating functions is the best way to go about this? You can't just have the functions accept another argument to alter their behavior or something? — Carcigenicate, Sep 27 '20 at 15:25
Does this answer your question? [Proper indentation for Python multiline strings](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2504411/proper-indentation-for-python-multiline-strings) — Tomerikoo, Sep 27 '20 at 15:26
You may be able to use the [`textwrap.dedent()`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/textwrap.html#textwrap.dedent) to do what is needed. If your question contained a [mre], showing how to do this could be provided… — martineau, Sep 27 '20 at 16:06

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 27 '20 at 15:52

I see couple of major logical issues with the code you shared.

All conditions are stated as = instead of ==

    # For Example,
    if k=0 :   # This is wrong
    if k == 0: # This is correct for the comparison

I am not seeing proper indentation in your code. Hopefully its copy paste issue.

For your logic you can create an excellent function pointers map. For example

def func1():
  print('func1')

def func2():
  print('func2')

funcs_map = {}
funcs_map[1] = func1
funcs_map[2] = func2


for i in range(10);
  if i in funcs_map.keys():
      func_ptr = funcs_map[i]
      func_ptr()

# The above approach would be easy to manage to it will help you debug
# instead of hardcoding functionality within string.

Good luck and see if above suggested fixed your issue.

Align multiple functions in text file python

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