Friday, March 9, 2018

String ljust() Method


String ljust() Method in Python 3

The method ljust() returns the string left justified in a string of length width. Padding is done using the specified fillchar (default is a space). The original string is returned if width is less than len(s).

Syntax
str.ljust(width[, fillchar])

Parameters
· width - This is string length in total after padding.
· fillchar - This is filler character, default is a space.

Return Value
This method returns the string left justified in a string of length width. Padding is done using the specified fillchar (default is a space). The original string is returned if width is less than len(s).

Example
#!/usr/bin/python3
str = "this is string example....wow!!!"
print str.ljust(50, '*')

Result
this is string example....wow!!!******************