How can I align columns vertically in python?

Question

print(f'{"Progress":2} {"Trailer":3} {"Retriver":4} {"Excluded":5}')
print(f'{"*":2} {"*":3} {"*":4} {"*":5}')

The print function prints it as:

Progress Trailer Retriver Excluded
*  *   *    *

How can I align the star signs under the right column?

Does this answer your question? How can I change align columns vertically in python? — Woodford
– Woodford, Commented Nov 30, 2021 at 16:36
I believe that the number after the string is the width including the text so just make sure that the width is bigger than the text length or it messes up — Hippolippo
– Hippolippo, Commented Nov 30, 2021 at 16:57

Shubham · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-30 16:45:51Z

2

Try the below code, it will assign fixed column width and center the words:

print(f'{"Progress":^10} {"Trailer":^10} {"Retriver":^10} {"Excluded":^10}')
print(f'{"*":^10} {"*":^10} {"*":^10} {"*":^10}')

It will give output as below:

 Progress   Trailer    Retriver   Excluded 
    *          *          *          *

answered Nov 30, 2021 at 16:45

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not_speshal · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-30 16:35:38Z

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Fix the column widths:

print(f'{"Progress":<20} {"Trailer":<20} {"Retriver":<20} {"Excluded":<20}')
print(f'{"*":<20} {"*":<20} {"*":<20} {"*":<20}')

Progress             Trailer              Retriver             Excluded            
*                    *                    *                    *

If you would like to right-align instead, change the <20 to >20

answered Nov 30, 2021 at 16:35

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