column-print 0.1.0

Terminal print strings in columns

column_print.py

A simple way to print short strings to a terminal in columns.

Unlike many similar utilities, it is NOT necessary for the strings to be in a list before printing. column_print can print any sequence of strings without knowing the length or number of strings in advance.

ColumnPrinter

A context manager class to print successive print statements in columns.

Example Usage:

from modules.column_print import ColumnPrinter
with ColumnPrinter(2, 80) as cp:
    cp("Hello")
    cp("World")

Prints:

Hello                                   World
Goodbye                                 Moon

print_list

A function to print a list of items in columns.

Example usage:

from modules.column_print import ColumnPrinter
with ColumnPrinter(2, 80) as cp:
    cp.print_list(mylist)

Supported Platforms:

• Linux (Windows and macOS to be added)
• Python 3.6 or Later

Developing column_printer

To install column_printer, along with the tools you need to develop, test, and document, run the following in your virtualenv:

$ pip install -e .[dev]

or, using pipenv:

$ pipenv install -e .

See also TODO.txt