On 08/08/2013 15:40, Neil Cerutti wrote:
On 2013-08-08, Kurt Mueller <kurt.alfred.muel...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'd like to print strings right adjusted.
( Python 2.7.3, Linux 3.4.47-2.38-desktop )
from __future__ import print_function
print( '>{0:>3}<'.format( 'a' ) )
a<
But if the string contains an Umlaut:
print( '>{0:>3}<'.format( '??' ) )
??<
Same with % notation:
print( '>%3s<' % ( 'a' ) )
a<
print( '>%3s<' % ( '??' ) )
??<
For a string with no Umlaut it uses 3 characters, but for an
Umlaut it uses only 2 characters.
I guess it has to to with unicode.
How do I get it right?
You guessed it!
Use unicode strings instead of byte strings, e.g., u"...".
It also matters which actual codepoints you're using in the Unicode
string.
You could have u'ä', which is one codepoint (u'\xE4' or u'\N{LATIN
SMALL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS}'), or u'ä', which two codepoints
(u'a\u0308' or u'\N{LATIN SMALL LETTER A}\N{COMBINING DIAERESIS}').
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