#!/usr/bin/env python # # Copyright 2007 Doug Hellmann. # # # All Rights Reserved # # Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and # its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby # granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all # copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission # notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the name of Doug # Hellmann not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to # distribution of the software without specific, written prior # permission. # # DOUG HELLMANN DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, # INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN # NO EVENT SHALL DOUG HELLMANN BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR # CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS # OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, # NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN # CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. # """Examples of using the textwrap module. """ __module_id__ = "$Id: textwrap_example.py 588 2007-04-22 13:56:56Z dhellmann $" import textwrap # Provide some sample text sample_text = ''' The textwrap module can be used to format text for output in situations where pretty-printing is desired. It offers programmatic functionality similar to the paragraph wrapping or filling features found in many text editors. ''' # Illustrate wrapping without dedenting first print 'No dedent:\n' print textwrap.fill(sample_text) # Remove common whitespace prefix from the lines in the sample text dedented_text = textwrap.dedent(sample_text).strip() print '\nDedented:\n' print dedented_text # Format the output with a few different max line width values for width in [ 20, 60, 80 ]: print print '%d Columns:\n' % width print textwrap.fill(dedented_text, width=width) # Demonstrate how to produce a hanging indent print '\nHanging indent:\n' print textwrap.fill(dedented_text, initial_indent='', subsequent_indent=' ')