Python之textwrap模块的使用

textwrap模块的作用

    格式化文本段落，需要美观打印的情况下，可以使用textwrap模块格式化要输出的文本。它提供了很多文本编辑器和字处理器中都有段落自动换行或填充特性。

1、演示的数据

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.
    '''

2、填充段落

import textwrap
from textwrap_example import sample_text

print(textwrap.fill(sample_text, width=50))

运行效果

     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.

3、去除现有的缩进

import textwrap
from textwrap_example import sample_text

dedented_text = textwrap.dedent(sample_text)
print('Dedented:')
print(dedented_text)

运行效果

Dedented:

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.

4、结合dedent和fill

import textwrap
from textwrap_example import sample_text

dedented_text = textwrap.dedent(sample_text).strip()
for width in [45, 60]:
    print('{} Columns:\n'.format(width))
    print(textwrap.fill(dedented_text, width=width))
    print()

运行效果

45 Columns:

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.

60 Columns:

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.

5、使用缩进块，用>做为每一行的前缀

import textwrap
from textwrap_example import sample_text

dedented_text = textwrap.dedent(sample_text)
wrapped = textwrap.fill(dedented_text, width=50)
wrapped += '\n\nSecond paragraph after a blank line.'
final = textwrap.indent(wrapped, '> ')

print('Quoted block:\n')
print(final)

运行效果

Quoted block:

>  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.

> Second paragraph after a blank line.

6、自定义增加前缀

import textwrap
from textwrap_example import sample_text


def should_indent(line):
    print('Indent {!r}?'.format(line))
    return len(line.strip()) % 2 == 0


dedented_text = textwrap.dedent(sample_text)
wrapped = textwrap.fill(dedented_text, width=50)
final = textwrap.indent(wrapped, 'EVEN ',
                        predicate=should_indent)

print('\nQuoted block:\n')
print(final)

运行效果

Indent ' The textwrap module can be used to format text\n'?
Indent 'for output in situations where pretty-printing is\n'?
Indent 'desired.  It offers programmatic functionality\n'?
Indent 'similar to the paragraph wrapping or filling\n'?
Indent 'features found in many text editors.'?

Quoted block:

EVEN  The textwrap module can be used to format text
for output in situations where pretty-printing is
EVEN desired.  It offers programmatic functionality
EVEN similar to the paragraph wrapping or filling
EVEN features found in many text editors.

 7、悬挂缩进

import textwrap
from textwrap_example import sample_text

dedented_text = textwrap.dedent(sample_text).strip()
print(textwrap.fill(dedented_text,
                    initial_indent='',
                    subsequent_indent=' ' * 4,
                    width=50,
                    ))

运行效果

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.

8、截断长文本

import textwrap
from textwrap_example import sample_text

dedented_text = textwrap.dedent(sample_text)
original = textwrap.fill(dedented_text, width=50)

print('Original:\n')
print(original)

shortened = textwrap.shorten(original, 100)
shortened_wrapped = textwrap.fill(shortened, width=50)

print('\nShortened:\n')
print(shortened_wrapped)

运行效果

Original:

 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.

Shortened:

The textwrap module can be used to format text for
output in situations where pretty-printing [...]