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## columnize.py Version 1.00 (module macrolib.columnize)

## Copyright (c) 2007 Bruce Vaughan, BV Detailing & Design, Inc.

## All rights reserved.

## NOT FOR SALE. The software is provided "as is" without any warranty.

############################################################################

"""

Pad a text string on the right, left, or each end to fill the column width

argument. Credit to Barton

"""

def columnize(word, width, align='Left'):

nSpaces = width - len(word)

if nSpaces < 0:

nSpaces = 0

if align == 'Left':

return word + (" " * nSpaces)

if align == 'Right':

return (" " * nSpaces) + word

return (" " * (nSpaces/2)) + word + (" " * (nSpaces-nSpaces/2))

if __name__ == '__main__':

print repr((columnize('This text is left aligned', 40)))

print repr((columnize('This text is right aligned', 40, 'Right')))

print repr((columnize('This text is center aligned', 40, 'Center')))

'''

>>> 'This text is left aligned '

' This text is right aligned'

' This text is center aligned '

>>>

'''