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Rev

print "'%-6s'" % 'hi' indeed!!

taper
– taper

2011-04-15 12:44:56 +00:00
Commented Apr 15, 2011 at 12:44
9

@simon as someone stuck on a python2.5 system this answer helped me, not a useless answer +1

sunshinekitty
– sunshinekitty

2014-07-05 11:49:43 +00:00
Commented Jul 5, 2014 at 11:49
20

Not deprecated any more in 3.3+

Seppo Erviälä
– Seppo Erviälä

2015-02-16 11:23:20 +00:00
Commented Feb 16, 2015 at 11:23
4

I like this common printf syntax much better. Allows you to write complex strings without countless concatenations.

DappVibe.com
– DappVibe.com

2015-06-08 09:22:18 +00:00
Commented Jun 8, 2015 at 9:22
7

For completeness, "'%+100s'" % 'hi' would work for putting spaces to the right of 'hi'

Eric Blum
– Eric Blum

2018-05-08 20:44:58 +00:00
Commented May 8, 2018 at 20:44

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