Question

I need python help, i'm sure my question is pretty basic but i just cant figure it out.

Answer 1

Well, what is the question?

Answer 2

alright
so i have to write a program for class from scratch
i need to figure out how to print a line

Answer 3

it has to say

Answer 4

print("Shares Price Total")

Answer 5

but i need it spaced out, like to align with the numbers for each colum

Answer 6

What version of Python?

Answer 7

3.4.1

Answer 8

this is a picture of my code

Answer 9

this is a picture of my output

Answer 10

https://docs.python.org/3.4/tutorial/inputoutput.html

Answer 11

You can use similar tools to format the headder.

Answer 12

Oh, and you can inline post your code here if you put \(\text{```}\) abive and below it. Just as an example:
```
bla = input("Bla: ")
x = 7
for y in range(x):
print(y)
```

There are also code past sites, like pastebin:
http://pastebin.com/

Answer 13

'''
print(format(stockPurch,"10.0f"),format(stockCost,'10.2f'),format(total1,"10.2f"))
'''

Answer 14

didnt work

Answer 15

Not single quotes. Accents. With the ~ on the key.

Answer 16

oooh
```
print(format(stockPurch,"10.0f"),format(stockCost,'10.2f'),format(total1,"10.2f"))
```

Answer 17

ah thats neat

Answer 18

thanks

Answer 19

np.

Answer 20

alright let me see if i can figure this out

Answer 21

```
stockPurch = 17043
stockCost = 7.9
total1 = stockPurch * stockCost
stockPurch1 = 170
stockCost1 = 27.9
total2 = stockPurch1 * stockCost1
print(" Shares Price Total")
print('Shares'.rjust(10)+'Price'.rjust(11)+'Total'.rjust(11))
print(format(stockPurch,"10.0f"),format(stockCost,'10.2f'),format(total1,"10.2f"))
print(format(stockPurch1,"10.0f"),format(stockCost1,'10.2f'),format(total2,"10.2f"))
```

Answer 22

oh wow you did that so fast..

Answer 23

So you can manually justify it, or use rjust to do an automated one. The rjust method is good for something like format that changes depending on the size of the numbers involved.

Answer 24

Not really. I just knew what code I was looking for in that long list.

Answer 25

yeah i was trying the rjust but i thought i had to use rjust,ljust and center, one for each title, so i was wrong about that obviously.

Answer 26

Hehe. No, it is just for a string.

Here is another thought, which is semi flawed:

```
print('{0:10}{1:10}{2:10}'.format('Shares', 'Price', 'Total'))
```

That shows you another use of format, but the passing isa after the string, not in front.

Answer 27

spacing... ignore the lysdexia.

Answer 28

oh yeah thats the one my teach used in an example but its not the way we were taught to do it (just didntget that far yet) but i couldnt remember how she did it

Answer 29

haha

Answer 30

lysdexia

Answer 31

Yep. makes coding interesting.

Answer 32

awesome that stuff worked and makes so much sense now, i just didnt know to only use one of the different rjust,ljust etc.

Answer 33

Yah, and you can see how the manual spacing worked.

Answer 34

yeah what made you choose those numbers in the ()?

Answer 35

the 10,11, and 11

Answer 36

I started withy 10, 10, 10. Now, I could have thought about your format with decimal (10 char + decimal) some more and used that logic to do it.

Answer 37

If there are fractional shares possible it would be 11, 11, 11.

Answer 38

ah i gotcha. so lets say my format for the number input was
```
format(x,"15.3")
```
would i do
```
print('x'.rjust(19))
```
to make it line up correctly?

Answer 39

actually ill play with it and figure it out

Answer 40

nope it would be rjust(15)

Answer 41

Well, it depends on the number.

Answer 42

thought i had to add the right and left of the decimal places + a decimal which is how i got 19

Answer 43

if you dont mind clicking links, its a screenshot. do you know why the titles wont line up with the number inputs below it? (right align)

http://prntscr.com/4p5hpz

Answer 44

Well, the , in the print. Hmmm.... missed that at first:
```
print('a','b','c')
print('a'+'b'+'c')
```
Look at the spaces on those.

Answer 45

no spaces are all good

Answer 46

If you change the + to a , in the text print part it will add the extra space. If you use + in the numbers, well, it will work, but a full length number won't have a space after it.

Answer 47

yeah your right, just tried that

Answer 48

gotta love codes, 1 tiny tiny tiny thing wrong and it could ruin everything lol

Answer 49

Yep! The difference between a + and a , can be large. If you need the space, it is there. If you don't need it, it is gone. But if you get them reverse it causes things to look all funky.

Answer 50

yeah im gonna have to write that down, i like to keep little hints for myself to look back on

Answer 51

Here is another little test to see how things go:
```
print("Auto Number:")
x=1234.5678
print(format(x,"15.3"))
x=1234.567
print(format(x,"15.3"))
x=1234.56
print(format(x,"15.3"))
x=234.56
print(format(x,"15.3"))
x=34.56
print(format(x,"15.3"))
x=4.5678

print("\nFloating:")
x=1234.5678
print(format(x,"15.3f"))
x=1234.567
print(format(x,"15.3f"))
x=1234.56
print(format(x,"15.3f"))
x=234.56
print(format(x,"15.3f"))
x=34.56
print(format(x,"15.3f"))
x=4.5678

print("\nExponential:")
x=1234.5678
print(format(x,"15.3e"))
x=1234.567
print(format(x,"15.3e"))
x=1234.56
print(format(x,"15.3e"))
x=234.56
print(format(x,"15.3e"))
x=34.56
print(format(x,"15.3e"))
x=4.5678
```
You can see it makes a difference on the output:
```
Auto Number:
1.23e+03
1.23e+03
1.23e+03
2.35e+02
34.6

Floating:
1234.568
1234.567
1234.560
234.560
34.560

Exponential:
1.235e+03
1.235e+03
1.235e+03
2.346e+02
3.456e+01
>>>
```

Answer 52

So the number and if you force the format or auto it makes a difference. And with floating point, when you reach the end it just ends. So that can make text over number colums not always line right up. But one solution would be to do everything in a character block.

Answer 53

Here, tweaked the original example I was working with:
```
stockPurch = 17043
stockCost = 7.9
total1 = stockPurch * stockCost
stockPurch1 = 170
stockCost1 = 27.9
total2 = stockPurch1 * stockCost1
print('{0:10} | {1:10} | {2:10}'.format('Shares', 'Price', 'Total'))
print('Shares'.rjust(10)+" | "+'Price'.rjust(10)+" | "+'Total'.rjust(10))
print('------------------------------------------')
print(format(stockPurch,"10.0f")+" | "+format(stockCost,'10.2f')+" | "+format(total1,"10.2f"))
print(format(stockPurch1,"10.0f")+" | "+format(stockCost1,'10.2f')+" | "+format(total2,"10.2f"))
```
And the output:
```
>>>
Shares | Price | Total
Shares | Price | Total
------------------------------------------
17043 | 7.90 | 134639.70
170 | 27.90 | 4743.00
>>>
```
Well, almost. The output did not past in so good. Hehe. You can run it to see.

Answer 54

Then using center might be best because of the text based columns.

Answer 55

And getting cute:
```
stockPurch = 17043
stockCost = 7.9
total1 = stockPurch * stockCost
stockPurch1 = 170
stockCost1 = 27.9
total2 = stockPurch1 * stockCost1
print("| "+'Shares'.center(10)+" | "+'Price'.center(10)+" | "+'Total'.center(10)+" |")
print('+------------+------------+------------+')
print("| "+format(stockPurch,"10.0f")+" | "+format(stockCost,'10.2f')+" | "+format(total1,"10.2f")+" |")
print("| "+format(stockPurch1,"10.0f")+" | "+format(stockCost1,'10.2f')+" | "+format(total2,"10.2f")+" |")
```
For some sort of variable format you would build the string for the spacer bar. Use math to know how many - to put in.