box-it-up

Python class for formatting various kinds of table data into an ascii table.

Features

• Provides ASCII table formatting for tabular list data

• Table Types (see: Examples/table_types.txt:

  • MINIMAL - asterisks underline column headers, no column dividers, no outline
  • SIMPLE (Default) - single line header and column dividers, no outline
  • SIMPLE_OUTLINE - single line header, column dividers & outline
  • OUTLINE - single line header, column dividers & outline (extended ascii connectors)
  • OUTLINE_DBL - double line header, column dividers & outline (extended ascii connectors)

• Examples

  • To see examples in action simply run $ python box_it_up.py

Usage

Installation

• $ pip install box-it-up

Example #1

• uses column headers
• pass in data and settings as init args
• demonstrate different box_types
• optional: define and pass in field orientations as a list (default: left-orientation)

from box_it_up import Box

test_results = [
    [ 'aaa','bbb','ccc','dddd','eeee'],
    [ 'ffff','gggg','hhh','iiiiiiiiiiiii','jjjjjj'],
    [ 'kk','lllllll','m','nnnnnn','oooooo'],
    [ 'ppppp','qq','rrrr','sssss','t'],
    [ 'u','vvv','ww','xxx','yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy']
]
orientations = [ '>', '<', '^', '>', '>']

# input params: we can pass them all in at once
box = Box(table_data=test_results, type='OUTLINE', header=True, col_orientations=orientations)

# box.table_data = test_results
box.box_type = 'MINIMAL'
print box.box_it()
box.box_type = 'SIMPLE'
print box.box_it()
box.box_type = 'SIMPLE_OUTLINE'
print box.box_it()
box.box_type = 'OUTLINE'
print box.box_it()
box.box_type = 'OUTLINE_DBL'
print box.box_it()

Example #2

• left column labels
• no header
• declare class & set data & settings afterwards
• demonstrate different box_types

from box_it_up import Box 

box = Box()
test_results = [
    ( 'AVG TEST DURATION', '2s' ),
    ( 'TEST RESULTS', 'PASS: 2, FAIL: 0, ERROR: 3' ),
    ( 'MORE RESULTS', 'Yes!!!' ),
    ( 'EVEN MORE RESULTS', 'No!!!')
]
box.table_data = test_results
box.col_orientations = [ '<', '<' ]
box.header = False
box.box_type = 'SIMPLE_OUTLINE'
print box.box_it()
box.box_type = 'OUTLINE_DBL'
print box.box_it()