Title: Add Padding Around String
Slug: add_padding_around_string
Summary: Add Padding Around String Using Python.
Date: 2017-02-02 12:00
Category: Python
Tags: Basics
Authors: Chris Albon

Create Some Text



In [46]:

    
text = 'Chapter 1'

Add Padding Around Text



In [47]:

    
# Add Spaces Of Padding To The Left
format(text, '>20')









    Out[47]:





'           Chapter 1'



In [48]:

    
# Add Spaces Of Padding To The Right
format(text, '<20')









    Out[48]:





'Chapter 1           '



In [49]:

    
# Add Spaces Of Padding On Each Side
format(text, '^20')









    Out[49]:





'     Chapter 1      '



In [50]:

    
# Add * Of Padding On Each Side
format(text, '*^20')









    Out[50]:





'*****Chapter 1******'