Python String Padding
lines_of_text = [
(123, 5487, 'Testing', 'Billy', 'Jones'),
(12345, 100, 'Test', 'John M', 'Smith')
]
for mytuple in lines_of_text:
name = '{}, {}'.format(mytuple[4], mytuple[3])
value = '$' + str(mytuple[1])
print('{name:<20} {id:>8} {test:<12} {value:>8}'.format(
name=name, id=mytuple[0], test=mytuple[2], value=value)
)
Output
Jones, Billy 123 Testing $5487 Smith, John M 12345 Test $100