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.
Contributions are welcome!
See CONTRIBUTING.md for more details on how to get involved.
FAQs
Convert 2D Python lists into Unicode/ASCII tables
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