An intuitive and type-safe library for converting 2D Python lists to fancy ASCII/Unicode tables
Documentation and examples are available at table2ascii.rtfd.io
pip install -U table2ascii
Requirements: Python 3.7+
from table2ascii import table2ascii
output = table2ascii(
header=["#", "G", "H", "R", "S"],
body=[["1", "30", "40", "35", "30"], ["2", "30", "40", "35", "30"]],
footer=["SUM", "130", "140", "135", "130"],
)
print(output)
"""
╔═════════════════════════════╗
║ # G H R S ║
╟─────────────────────────────╢
║ 1 30 40 35 30 ║
║ 2 30 40 35 30 ║
╟─────────────────────────────╢
║ SUM 130 140 135 130 ║
╚═════════════════════════════╝
"""from table2ascii import table2ascii
output = table2ascii(
body=[["Assignment", "30", "40", "35", "30"], ["Bonus", "10", "20", "5", "10"]],
first_col_heading=True,
)
print(output)
"""
╔════════════╦═══════════════════╗
║ Assignment ║ 30 40 35 30 ║
║ Bonus ║ 10 20 5 10 ║
╚════════════╩═══════════════════╝
"""from table2ascii import table2ascii, Alignment
output = table2ascii(
header=["Product", "Category", "Price", "Rating"],
body=[
["Milk", "Dairy", "$2.99", "6.283"],
["Cheese", "Dairy", "$10.99", "8.2"],
["Apples", "Produce", "$0.99", "10.00"],
],
column_widths=[12, 12, 12, 12],
alignments=[Alignment.LEFT, Alignment.CENTER, Alignment.RIGHT, Alignment.DECIMAL],
)
print(output)
"""
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Product Category Price Rating ║
╟───────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Milk Dairy $2.99 6.283 ║
║ Cheese Dairy $10.99 8.2 ║
║ Apples Produce $0.99 10.00 ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
"""See a list of 30+ preset styles here.
from table2ascii import table2ascii, Alignment, PresetStyle
output = table2ascii(
header=["First", "Second", "Third", "Fourth"],
body=[["10", "30", "40", "35"], ["20", "10", "20", "5"]],
column_widths=[10, 10, 10, 10],
style=PresetStyle.ascii_box
)
print(output)
"""
+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| 10 | 30 | 40 | 35 |
+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| 20 | 10 | 20 | 5 |
+----------+----------+----------+----------+
"""
output = table2ascii(
header=["First", "Second", "Third", "Fourth"],
body=[["10", "30", "40", "35"], ["20", "10", "20", "5"]],
style=PresetStyle.plain,
cell_padding=0,
alignments=Alignment.LEFT,
)
print(output)
"""
First Second Third Fourth
10 30 40 35
20 10 20 5
"""Check TableStyle for more info and PresetStyle for examples.
from table2ascii import table2ascii, TableStyle
my_style = TableStyle.from_string("*-..*||:+-+:+ *''*")
output = table2ascii(
header=["First", "Second", "Third"],
body=[["10", "30", "40"], ["20", "10", "20"], ["30", "20", "30"]],
style=my_style
)
print(output)
"""
*-------.--------.-------*
| First : Second : Third |
+-------:--------:-------+
| 10 : 30 : 40 |
| 20 : 10 : 20 |
| 30 : 20 : 30 |
*-------'--------'-------*
"""from table2ascii import table2ascii, Merge, PresetStyle
output = table2ascii(
header=["#", "G", "Merge", Merge.LEFT, "S"],
body=[
[1, 5, 6, 200, Merge.LEFT],
[2, "E", "Long cell", Merge.LEFT, Merge.LEFT],
["Bonus", Merge.LEFT, Merge.LEFT, "F", "G"],
],
footer=["SUM", "100", "200", Merge.LEFT, "300"],
style=PresetStyle.double_thin_box,
first_col_heading=True,
)
print(output)
"""
╔═════╦═════╤═══════╤═════╗
║ # ║ G │ Merge │ S ║
╠═════╬═════╪═══╤═══╧═════╣
║ 1 ║ 5 │ 6 │ 200 ║
╟─────╫─────┼───┴─────────╢
║ 2 ║ E │ Long cell ║
╟─────╨─────┴───┬───┬─────╢
║ Bonus │ F │ G ║
╠═════╦═════╤═══╧═══╪═════╣
║ SUM ║ 100 │ 200 │ 300 ║
╚═════╩═════╧═══════╧═════╝
"""All parameters are optional. At least one of header, body, and footer must be provided.
Refer to the documentation for more information.
| Option | Supported Types | Description |
|---|---|---|
header |
Sequence[SupportsStr], None(Default: None) |
First table row seperated by header row separator. Values should support str() |
body |
Sequence[Sequence[SupportsStr]], None(Default: None) |
2D List of rows for the main section of the table. Values should support str() |
footer |
Sequence[SupportsStr], None(Default: None) |
Last table row seperated by header row separator. Values should support str() |
column_widths |
Sequence[Optional[int]], None(Default: None / automatic) |
List of column widths in characters for each column |
alignments |
Sequence[Alignment], Alignment, None(Default: None / all centered) |
Column alignments (ex. [Alignment.LEFT, Alignment.CENTER, Alignment.RIGHT, Alignment.DECIMAL]) |
number_alignments |
Sequence[Alignment], Alignment, None(Default: None) |
Column alignments for numeric values. alignments will be used if not specified. |
style |
TableStyle(Default: double_thin_compact) |
Table style to use for the table* |
first_col_heading |
bool(Default: False) |
Whether to add a heading column separator after the first column |
last_col_heading |
bool(Default: False) |
Whether to add a heading column separator before the last column |
cell_padding |
int(Default: 1) |
The minimum number of spaces to add between the cell content and the cell border |
use_wcwidth |
bool(Default: True) |
Whether to use wcwidth instead of len() to calculate cell width |
*See a list of all preset styles here.
See the API Reference for more info.
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Contributions are welcome!
See CONTRIBUTING.md for more details on how to get involved.