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To structure my console output, I want to print some information and I would like to start with an underlined headline.
But how to do it nicely without creating an extra variable?

Right now I do it like this:

print(":sn:sn".format("This is an underlined headline.", len("This is an underlined headline.") * "-"))

what gives me the desired output:

This is an underlined headline.
-------------------------------

But that code is bad. Is there some better format string to achieve that?

print("0:sn?????n".format("This is an underlined headline.", "-"))

Thank you :)

python string printing format python-3.7

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asked Mar 8 at 14:49

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  What you have isn't that verbose to me, especially if you store the string, e.g. s = "This is an underlined headline."; print('n'.format(s, len(s)*'-'))
  
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  As @Chris_Rands mentioned, it is not that verbose. You can call print two times to make it more readable, but that would require variable storing, which is also not that big of a deal
  
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  Yes, but creating a new variable just for 1 print? What if i have 5 sections, so i need 5 new variables? I hope there is something better.
  
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  @Max16hr If you want to do the same thing 5 times, write a function.
  
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  if you don't want to create additional names use print((lambda s: '%sn%s' % (s, '-' * len(s)))("This is an underlined headline."))
  
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2

To structure my console output, I want to print some information and I would like to start with an underlined headline.
But how to do it nicely without creating an extra variable?

Right now I do it like this:

print(":sn:sn".format("This is an underlined headline.", len("This is an underlined headline.") * "-"))

what gives me the desired output:

This is an underlined headline.
-------------------------------

But that code is bad. Is there some better format string to achieve that?

print("0:sn?????n".format("This is an underlined headline.", "-"))

Thank you :)

python string printing format python-3.7

share|improve this question

asked Mar 8 at 14:49

Max16hrMax16hr

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  What you have isn't that verbose to me, especially if you store the string, e.g. s = "This is an underlined headline."; print('n'.format(s, len(s)*'-'))
  
  – Chris_Rands
  Mar 8 at 14:55
  

  
  
  
  


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  As @Chris_Rands mentioned, it is not that verbose. You can call print two times to make it more readable, but that would require variable storing, which is also not that big of a deal
  
  – Rodolfo Donã Hosp
  Mar 8 at 14:56
  

  
  
  
  


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  Yes, but creating a new variable just for 1 print? What if i have 5 sections, so i need 5 new variables? I hope there is something better.
  
  – Max16hr
  Mar 8 at 14:58
  

  
  
  
  


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  @Max16hr If you want to do the same thing 5 times, write a function.
  
  – khelwood
  Mar 8 at 15:04
  

  
  
  
  


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  if you don't want to create additional names use print((lambda s: '%sn%s' % (s, '-' * len(s)))("This is an underlined headline."))
  
  – panda-34
  Mar 8 at 16:24
  

  
  
  
  

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show 3 more comments

To structure my console output, I want to print some information and I would like to start with an underlined headline.
But how to do it nicely without creating an extra variable?

Right now I do it like this:

print(":sn:sn".format("This is an underlined headline.", len("This is an underlined headline.") * "-"))

what gives me the desired output:

This is an underlined headline.
-------------------------------

But that code is bad. Is there some better format string to achieve that?

print("0:sn?????n".format("This is an underlined headline.", "-"))

Thank you :)

python string printing format python-3.7

share|improve this question

asked Mar 8 at 14:49

Max16hrMax16hr

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print(":sn:sn".format("This is an underlined headline.", len("This is an underlined headline.") * "-"))

This is an underlined headline.
-------------------------------

print("0:sn?????n".format("This is an underlined headline.", "-"))

share|improve this question

asked Mar 8 at 14:49

Max16hrMax16hr

4016

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asked Mar 8 at 14:49

Max16hrMax16hr

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Maybe try using ANSI escape sequences

class Format:
end = '33[0m'
underline = '33[4m'

print(Format.underline + 'Your text here' + Format.end)

It will print out underlined text, for the whole ANSI escepe sequence documetation click here

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answered Mar 8 at 14:58

AeossaAeossa

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  I allready tried this but it gives me just [0mThis is an underlined headline.[4m
  
  – Max16hr
  Mar 8 at 15:02
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  Could you post here the code trying it like this?
  
  – Aeossa
  Mar 8 at 15:06
  

  
  
  
  


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  @Max16hr That is because your terminal/console doesn't understand ANSI escape sequences. Most versions of Windows between Vista and very recent Windows 10 updates don't.
  
  – BoarGules
  Mar 8 at 15:08
  

  
  
  
  


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  I've never really used Eclipse. But this might help
  
  – Aeossa
  Mar 8 at 15:13
  

  
  
  
  


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  Ah! In the preferences I have to disable "Use Windows color mapping". Now it is working! :)
  
  – Max16hr
  Mar 8 at 15:28
  

  
  
  
  

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There is a unicode character 'u0332', COMBINING LOW LINE^*, which acts as an underline on the character that precedes it in a string. So you could try:

print(':s'.format('u0332'.join('This is an underlined headline.')))

Which should produce an underlined string:

T̲h̲i̲s̲ ̲i̲s̲ ̲a̲n̲ ̲u̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲d̲ ̲h̲e̲a̲d̲l̲i̲n̲e̲.

However the appearance of the output may depend on the application that renders the output, and the fonts it uses. My browser produces an underlined string, my (Linux) terminal displays it as if each character is followed by an underscore.

^* There is also 'u0333', COMBINING DOUBLE LOW LINE, for double-underlining.

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1

Maybe try using ANSI escape sequences

class Format:
end = '33[0m'
underline = '33[4m'

print(Format.underline + 'Your text here' + Format.end)

It will print out underlined text, for the whole ANSI escepe sequence documetation click here

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 8 at 14:58

AeossaAeossa

417

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  I allready tried this but it gives me just [0mThis is an underlined headline.[4m
  
  – Max16hr
  Mar 8 at 15:02
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Could you post here the code trying it like this?
  
  – Aeossa
  Mar 8 at 15:06
  

  
  
  
  


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  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Max16hr That is because your terminal/console doesn't understand ANSI escape sequences. Most versions of Windows between Vista and very recent Windows 10 updates don't.
  
  – BoarGules
  Mar 8 at 15:08
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I've never really used Eclipse. But this might help
  
  – Aeossa
  Mar 8 at 15:13
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Ah! In the preferences I have to disable "Use Windows color mapping". Now it is working! :)
  
  – Max16hr
  Mar 8 at 15:28
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 3 more comments

1

Maybe try using ANSI escape sequences

class Format:
end = '33[0m'
underline = '33[4m'

print(Format.underline + 'Your text here' + Format.end)

It will print out underlined text, for the whole ANSI escepe sequence documetation click here

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 8 at 14:58

AeossaAeossa

417

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I allready tried this but it gives me just [0mThis is an underlined headline.[4m
  
  – Max16hr
  Mar 8 at 15:02
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Could you post here the code trying it like this?
  
  – Aeossa
  Mar 8 at 15:06
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Max16hr That is because your terminal/console doesn't understand ANSI escape sequences. Most versions of Windows between Vista and very recent Windows 10 updates don't.
  
  – BoarGules
  Mar 8 at 15:08
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I've never really used Eclipse. But this might help
  
  – Aeossa
  Mar 8 at 15:13
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Ah! In the preferences I have to disable "Use Windows color mapping". Now it is working! :)
  
  – Max16hr
  Mar 8 at 15:28
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 3 more comments

Maybe try using ANSI escape sequences

class Format:
end = '33[0m'
underline = '33[4m'

print(Format.underline + 'Your text here' + Format.end)

It will print out underlined text, for the whole ANSI escepe sequence documetation click here

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 8 at 14:58

AeossaAeossa

417

class Format:
end = '33[0m'
underline = '33[4m'

print(Format.underline + 'Your text here' + Format.end)

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 8 at 14:58

AeossaAeossa

417

answered Mar 8 at 14:58

AeossaAeossa

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answered Mar 8 at 14:58

AeossaAeossa

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0

There is a unicode character 'u0332', COMBINING LOW LINE^*, which acts as an underline on the character that precedes it in a string. So you could try:

print(':s'.format('u0332'.join('This is an underlined headline.')))

Which should produce an underlined string:

T̲h̲i̲s̲ ̲i̲s̲ ̲a̲n̲ ̲u̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲d̲ ̲h̲e̲a̲d̲l̲i̲n̲e̲.

However the appearance of the output may depend on the application that renders the output, and the fonts it uses. My browser produces an underlined string, my (Linux) terminal displays it as if each character is followed by an underscore.

^* There is also 'u0333', COMBINING DOUBLE LOW LINE, for double-underlining.

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answered Mar 9 at 9:32

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12.1k42552

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0

There is a unicode character 'u0332', COMBINING LOW LINE^*, which acts as an underline on the character that precedes it in a string. So you could try:

print(':s'.format('u0332'.join('This is an underlined headline.')))

Which should produce an underlined string:

T̲h̲i̲s̲ ̲i̲s̲ ̲a̲n̲ ̲u̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲d̲ ̲h̲e̲a̲d̲l̲i̲n̲e̲.

However the appearance of the output may depend on the application that renders the output, and the fonts it uses. My browser produces an underlined string, my (Linux) terminal displays it as if each character is followed by an underscore.

^* There is also 'u0333', COMBINING DOUBLE LOW LINE, for double-underlining.

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 9 at 9:32

snakecharmerbsnakecharmerb

12.1k42552

add a comment | 

There is a unicode character 'u0332', COMBINING LOW LINE^*, which acts as an underline on the character that precedes it in a string. So you could try:

print(':s'.format('u0332'.join('This is an underlined headline.')))

Which should produce an underlined string:

T̲h̲i̲s̲ ̲i̲s̲ ̲a̲n̲ ̲u̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲d̲ ̲h̲e̲a̲d̲l̲i̲n̲e̲.

However the appearance of the output may depend on the application that renders the output, and the fonts it uses. My browser produces an underlined string, my (Linux) terminal displays it as if each character is followed by an underscore.

^* There is also 'u0333', COMBINING DOUBLE LOW LINE, for double-underlining.

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answered Mar 9 at 9:32

snakecharmerbsnakecharmerb

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print(':s'.format('u0332'.join('This is an underlined headline.')))

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answered Mar 9 at 9:32

snakecharmerbsnakecharmerb

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answered Mar 9 at 9:32

snakecharmerbsnakecharmerb

12.1k42552

answered Mar 9 at 9:32

snakecharmerbsnakecharmerb

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