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yjcrocks/print_box.py

Created September 25, 2018 14:02
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Draw box around the text. Great for debugging.
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print_box.py
def print_box(text, line_width=2, s="#"):
text = [t.strip() for t in text.strip().split("\n")]
max_len = max(len(t) for t in text)
text = [t.ljust(max_len) for t in text]
cols = max_len + (line_width + 2 * line_width) * 2
wrap = lambda out, s: s + out + s[::-1]
gutter = s * 2 * line_width + " " * line_width
blank_line = wrap(" " * max_len, gutter) + "\n"
# generate boxed text
out = "\n".join(wrap(t, gutter) for t in text)
for _ in range(line_width // 2):
out = wrap(out, blank_line)
for _ in range(line_width):
out = wrap(out, s * cols + "\n")
print(out)
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