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How to Align Text in Two Columns with ljust in Python
Format pairs of strings into two aligned columns using ljust padding.
items = [
("apple", "red"),
("banana", "yellow"),
("cherry", "dark red"),
("date", "brown")
]
col1_width = max(len(name) for name, _ in items) + 2
for name, color in items:
print(name.ljust(col1_width) + color)How to Convert snake_case to Title Case in Python
Convert snake_case strings to title case by splitting on underscores, capitalizing each word, and joining them with spaces.
def to_title_case(snake_str):
words = snake_str.split("_")
return " ".join(word.capitalize() for word in words)
if __name__ == "__main__":
examples = ["hello_world", "convert_snake_case", "already_title_case", "multiple__under_scores"]
for example in examples:
print(f"{example!r:35} -> {to_tit…Browse by section
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