Python: Prettifying output with the builtin pprint module

Prettifying output in Python using pprint

Prettifying output in Python using pprint

The builtin pprint module enables the user to prettify the output while printing lists, tuples & dictionaries. This is extremely useful while having a closer look at these data structures.

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>>> years = {
	'1960s': [1961, 1962, 1963], '1970s': [1971, 1972, 1973],
	 '1980s': [1981, 1982, 1983]
	}
>>> years
{'1970s': [1971, 1972, 1973], '1980s': [1981, 1982, 1983], '1960s': [1961, 1962, 1963]}


>>> import pprint
>>> pprint.pprint(years)
{'1960s': [1961, 1962, 1963],
 '1970s': [1971, 1972, 1973],
 '1980s': [1981, 1982, 1983]}
 
 
>>> pprint.pprint(years, indent = 8)
{       '1960s': [1961, 1962, 1963],
        '1970s': [1971, 1972, 1973],
        '1980s': [1981, 1982, 1983]}
		
>>> pprint.pprint(years, width = 20)
{'1960s': [1961,
           1962,
           1963],
 '1970s': [1971,
           1972,
           1973],
 '1980s': [1981,
           1982,
           1983]}
		   
		   
>>> pprint.pprint(years, depth = 1)
{'1960s': [...], '1970s': [...], '1980s': [...]}

See also:

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