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Python String | expandtabs method
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Python's str.expandtabs(~) method returns a string where the size of the tab '\t' has been adjusted to the provided tabsize. The default tabsize is 8.
NOTE
'\t' by itself is 8 characters.
'\t\t' is 16 characters.
'abc\tabc' is 3 characters 'abc', then the tab pushes it to 8 characters (adds 5 whitespace), then finally 'abc' adds another 3 characters to make the total string length 11.
Parameters
1. tabsize | number | optional
Number specifying the tabsize '\t'. Default is 8.
Return value
String with all '\t' fit to the specified tabsize.
Examples
To set the tabsize to 4:
x = 'Hi\t(*^_^*)'x.expandtabs(4)
'Hi (*^_^*)'
Note that 2 whitespace characters are added after 'Hi' to bring the tabsize to 4.
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Official Python Documentation
https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.expandtabs
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