Neat-Dictionary

A simple Python implementation to pretty print dictionaries

Supports

• Python 2
• Python 3

Features

• Set column width
• Support for multi-line dictionaries
• Sort by column

What’s inside

1. neat-dictionary-fixed-column-width.py
   • neat_printer
   • neat_writer
2. neat-dictionary-custom-column-width.py
   • neat_printer
   • neat_writer
3. neat-multiline-custom-width.py
   • multiline_printer
   • multiline_writer
4. neat-multiline-fixed-width.py
   • multiline_printer
   • multiline_writer
5. neat-sorted-custom-width.py
   • neat_printer
   • neat_writer

How to use

neat-dictionary-fixed-column-width.py

neat_printer(dictionary_variable, [list_of_titles], column_width)

dictionary = {egg: ["Qty. 1", 1],
              bread: ["Qty. 2", 2]}

neat_printer(dictionary,["Item","Quantity","Price"],10)

OUTPUT

Item      Quantity  Price
egg       Qty. 1    1
bread     Qty. 2    2

neat_printer(dictionary,["Item","Quantity","Price"],20)

OUTPUT when width == 20:

Item                Quantity            Price               
egg                 Qty. 1              1                   
bread               Qty. 2              2

neat_writer(dictionary_variable, [list_of_titles], column_width, output_file)

dictionary = {egg: ["Qty. 1", 1],
              bread: ["Qty. 2", 2]}

file = open("neat_writing.txt", "w")
neat_writer(dictionary, ["Item","Quantity","Price"], 10, file)

OUTPUT FILE:

Item      Quantity  Price
egg       Qty. 1    1
bread     Qty. 2    2

neat-dictionary-custom-column-width.py

neat_printer(dictionary_variable, [list_of_titles], [list_of_column_width])

dictionary = {egg: ["Qty. 1", 1],
              bread: ["Qty. 2", 2]}

neat_printer(dictionary,["Item","Quantity","Price"],[6,10,10])

OUTPUT

Item  Quantity  Price
egg   Qty. 1    1
bread Qty. 2    2

neat_writer(dictionary_variable, [list_of_titles], [list_of_column_width], file)

dictionary = {egg: ["Qty. 1", 1],
              bread: ["Qty. 2", 2]}

file = open("neat_writing.txt", "w")
neat_writer(dictionary, ["Item","Quantity","Price"], [6,10,10], file)

OUTPUT FILE:

Item  Quantity  Price
egg   Qty. 1    1
bread Qty. 2    2

neat-multiline-custom-width.py

multiline_printer(dictionary_variable, [list_of_titles], [list_of_column_width])

dictionary = {"egg":[["Qty. 1",1], ["Qty. 2",2], ["Qty. 4",3]],
              "bread":[["Qty. 2",2], ["Qty. 3",3]]}

multiline_printer(dictionary,["Item","Quantity","Price"],[6,10,10])

OUTPUT

Item  Quantity  Price
egg   Qty. 1    1
egg   Qty. 2    2
egg   Qty. 4    3
bread Qty. 2    2
bread Qty. 3    3

multiline_writer(dictionary_variable, [list_of_titles], [list_of_column_width], output_file)

dictionary = {"egg":[["Qty. 1",1], ["Qty. 2",2], ["Qty. 4",3]],
              "bread":[["Qty. 2",2], ["Qty. 3",3]]}

file = open("multiline_writing.txt", "w")
multiline_writer(dictionary,["Item","Quantity","Price"],[6,10,10],file)

OUTPUT FILE

Item  Quantity  Price
egg   Qty. 1    1
egg   Qty. 2    2
egg   Qty. 4    3
bread Qty. 2    2
bread Qty. 3    3

neat-multiline-fixed-width.py

multiline_printer(dictionary_variable, [list_of_titles], column_width)

dictionary = {"egg":[["Qty. 1",1], ["Qty. 2",2], ["Qty. 4",3]],
              "bread":[["Qty. 2",2], ["Qty. 3",3]]}

multiline_printer(dictionary,["Item","Quantity","Price"],10)

OUTPUT

Item      Quantity  Price
egg       Qty. 1    1
egg       Qty. 2    2
egg       Qty. 4    3
bread     Qty. 2    2
bread     Qty. 3    3

multiline_writer(dictionary_variable, [list_of_titles], column_width, output_file)

dictionary = {"egg":[["Qty. 1",1], ["Qty. 2",2], ["Qty. 4",3]],
              "bread":[["Qty. 2",2], ["Qty. 3",3]]}

file = open("multiline_writing.txt", "w")
multiline_writer(dictionary,["Item","Quantity","Price"],10,file)

OUTPUT

Item      Quantity  Price
egg       Qty. 1    1
egg       Qty. 2    2
egg       Qty. 4    3
bread     Qty. 2    2
bread     Qty. 3    3

neat-sorted-custom-width.py

neat_printer(dictionary_variable, [list_of_titles], [list_of_column_width], title_to_sort_by)

dictionary = {egg: ["Qty. 1", 1],
              bread: ["Qty. 2", 2]}

neat_printer(dictionary,["Item","Quantity","Price"],[6,10,10],"Item")

OUTPUT

Item  Quantity  Price     
bread Qty. 2    2         
egg   Qty. 1    1

neat_printer(dictionary,["Item","Quantity","Price"],[6,10,10],"Price")

OUTPUT

Item  Quantity  Price
egg   Qty. 1    1
bread Qty. 2    2

neat_writer(dictionary_variable, [list_of_titles], [list_of_column_width], title_to_sort_by)

dictionary = {egg: ["Qty. 1", 1],
              bread: ["Qty. 2", 2]}

file = open("neat_writer.txt", "w")
neat_writer(dictionary,["Item","Quantity","Price"],[6,10,10],file,"Item")

OUTPUT FILE

Item  Quantity  Price     
bread Qty. 2    2         
egg   Qty. 1    1

file = open("neat_writer.txt", "w")
neat_printer(dictionary,["Item","Quantity","Price"],[6,10,10],file,"Price")

OUTPUT FILE

Item  Quantity  Price
egg   Qty. 1    1
bread Qty. 2    2