Prettytable in Python

PrettyTable is a Python library that allows you to create and display tabular data in a visually appealing and formatted way. It is a convenient tool for generating text-based tables for use in command-line applications, reports, or other textual outputs. To use PrettyTable, you’ll need to install it first:

pip install prettytable

Here’s a basic example of how to create and display a table using PrettyTable:

from prettytable import PrettyTable

# Create a PrettyTable object
table = PrettyTable()

# Define table columns
table.field_names = ["Name", "Age", "City"]

# Add rows to the table
table.add_row(["Alice", 30, "New York"])
table.add_row(["Bob", 25, "Los Angeles"])
table.add_row(["Charlie", 35, "Chicago"])

# Print the table
print(table)

In this example:

1. We import the PrettyTable class from the prettytable module.
2. We create a PrettyTable object named table.
3. We define the columns of the table using the field_names attribute.
4. We add rows of data to the table using the add_row() method. Each call to add_row() adds a new row to the table.
5. Finally, we print the table, which will display the data in a well-formatted tabular format.

The output will look like this:

+---------+-----+-------------+
|   Name  | Age |     City    |
+---------+-----+-------------+
|  Alice  |  30 |  New York   |
|   Bob   |  25 | Los Angeles |
| Charlie |  35 |   Chicago   |
+---------+-----+-------------+

PrettyTable provides various options for customizing the table’s appearance, including column alignment, sorting, and more. You can refer to the documentation for more advanced usage: https://ptable.readthedocs.io/en/latest/