Generate simple tables in terminals from a nested list of strings.
Project description
Easily draw tables in terminal/console applications from a list of lists of strings. Supports multi-line rows.
terminaltables is supported on Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.3, and 3.4.
Quickstart
Install:
pip install terminaltables
Example Implementations
Source code for examples: example1.py, example2.py, and example3.py
Usage
The below usage information is for AsciiTable which uses simple ASCII characters for the table (e.g. -+|). Use UnixTable for box drawing characters instead. UnixTable has the same methods and properties as AsciiTable.
Simple Usage
from terminaltables import AsciiTable
table_data = [
['Heading1', 'Heading2'],
['row1 column1', 'row1 column2'],
['row2 column1', 'row2 column2']
]
table = AsciiTable(table_data)
print table.table
+--------------+--------------+
| Heading1 | Heading2 |
+--------------+--------------+
| row1 column1 | row1 column2 |
| row2 column1 | row2 column2 |
+--------------+--------------+
table_data is a list of lists of strings. The outer list represents the whole table, while the inner lists represents rows. Each row-list holds strings which are the cells of that row.
The first row can be though of the heading, but it doesn’t have to be. You can turn off the heading separator (the only thing that makes the first row a “heading” row) by setting table.inner_heading_row_border = False.
table.inner_heading_row_border = False
print table.table
+--------------+--------------+
| Heading1 | Heading2 |
| row1 column1 | row1 column2 |
| row2 column1 | row2 column2 |
+--------------+--------------+
If you want to add colors or bold the heading row, you’ll have to do that yourself. Keep in mind that terminaltables relies on len() and other methods for calculating table borders. I suggest looking at colorclass for supporting colors in terminaltables since it handles color string lengths correctly.
Class Attributes
You can instantiate with AsciiTable(table_data) or AsciiTable(table_data, 'Table Title'). These are available after instantiating AsciiTable or UnixTable.
Name |
Description/Notes |
---|---|
table_data |
List of list of strings. Same object passed to __init__(). |
title |
Table title string. Default is None for no title. |
inner_column_border |
Default is True. Separates columns. |
inner_heading_row_border |
Default is True. This is what makes the first row a “header row”. |
inner_row_border |
Default is False. This adds lines between rows. |
justify_columns |
Dictionary. Keys are column numbers (0 base), values are ‘left’, ‘right’, or ‘center’. |
outer_border |
Default is True. Toggles the top, bottom, left, and right table borders. |
padding_left |
Default is 1. Number of spaces to add to the left of the cell. |
padding_right |
Default is 1. Number of spaces to add to the right of the cell. |
Class Methods
These are regular methods available in either class.
Name |
Description/Notes |
---|---|
column_max_width |
Takes one argument, column number (0 base). Returns The maximum size it will fit in the terminal without breaking the table. Takes other columns into account. |
Class Properties
These are read-only properties after you instantiate either class. They are “real-time”. You do not have to re-instantiate if you change any of the class attributes, including table_data.
Name |
Description/Notes |
---|---|
column_widths |
Returns a list with the current column widths (one int per column) without padding. |
padded_table_data |
Returns the padding table data. With spaces and newlines. Does not include borders. |
table |
Returns a large string, the whole table. This may be printed to the terminal. |
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