Right Justified String in Python

In python, Right-aligning the strings with space padding is a common requirement when formatting the text-based output such as reports, logs or tabular data. This can be done by using the built-in string methods.

Let's dive into the article, to learn different ways to get a space-padded string with the original string right-justified in python.

Using python rjust() Method

The python rjust() method is used to right-align a string by padding it with a specified character on the left.

Syntax

Following is the syntax of python rjust() method ?

str.rjust(length, character)

Example

Let's look at the following example, where we are going to consider the basic usage of the rjust() method.

x = "TutorialsPoint"
y = x.rjust(20)
print(repr(y))

Output

The output of the above given example is:

'      TutorialsPoint'

Using python format() Method

The python format() method is used to insert the variables or values into a string. It replaces the placeholders ({}) in the string with the values we provide.

We'll use a colon (:) to indicate the amount of spaces in a curly brace that need to be filled in order to provide the proper padding.

Syntax

str.format(value1, value2...)

Example

Consider the following example, where we are going to use the format() method to align the text to right.

x = "TutorialsPoint"
y = "{:>25}".format(x)
print(repr(y))

Output

Following is the output of the above program ?

'           TutorialsPoint'

Using python f-strings

In python, f-strings are the modern and efficient way to format strings. They are created by prefixing a string with the letter f or F. Inside the stirng, expressions or variables can be placed within the curly braces {}.

The python f-stings are introduced in the python 3.6, before that we had to use the format() method.

Example

In the following example, we are going to use f-string to align the text to the right with space padding.

x = "Welcome"
y = 21
z = f"{x:>{y}}"
print(repr(z))

Output

If we run the above program it will generate the following output ?

'              Welcome'