expandtabs in Python

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str.expandtabs() and bytes.expandtabs() or bytearray.expandtabs() can replace \t of the string and bytes or bytearray with zero or more spaces respectively as shown below:

*Memo:

• The 1st argument is tabsize(Optional-Default:8-Type:int):
  • It's the tab size to replace \t with zero or more spaces.
  • The number of spaces depends on the word before \t.

<String>:

v = 'We\tlike\tapples.'

print(v)
# We  like    apples.
#   ↑↑    ↑↑↑↑

print(v.expandtabs())
print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=8))
# We      like    apples.
#   ↑↑↑↑↑↑    ↑↑↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=0))
# Welikeapples.

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=1))
# We like apples.
#   ↑    ↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=2))
# We  like  apples.
#   ↑↑    ↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=3))
# We like  apples.
#   ↑    ↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=4))
# We  like    apples.
#   ↑↑    ↑↑↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=5))
# We   like apples.
#   ↑↑↑    ↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=6))
# We    like  apples.
#   ↑↑↑↑    ↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=7))
# We     like   apples.
#   ↑↑↑↑↑    ↑↑↑

v = "12\t1234\t1\t123\n1234\t1\t123\t12"

print(v)
# 12  1234    1   123
# 1234    1   123 12

print(v.expandtabs())
# 12      1234    1       123
# 1234    1       123     12

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=0))
# 1212341123
# 1234112312

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=1))
# 12 1234 1 123
# 1234 1 123 12

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=2))
# 12  1234  1 123
# 1234  1 123 12

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=3))
# 12 1234  1  123
# 1234  1  123   12

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=4))
# 12  1234    1   123
# 1234    1   123 12

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=5))
# 12   1234 1    123
# 1234 1    123  12

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=6))
# 12    1234  1     123
# 1234  1     123   12

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=7))
# 12     1234   1      123
# 1234   1      123    12

<Bytes & Bytearray>:

bytes:

v = b'We\tlike\tapples.'

print(v)
# b'We\tlike\tapples.'

print(v.expandtabs())
print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=8))
# b'We      like    apples.'
#     ↑↑↑↑↑↑    ↑↑↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=0))
# b'Welikeapples.'

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=1))
# b'We like apples.'
#     ↑    ↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=2))
# b'We  like  apples.'
#     ↑↑    ↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=3))
# b'We like  apples.'
#     ↑    ↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=4))
# b'We  like    apples.'
#     ↑↑    ↑↑↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=5))
# b'We   like apples.'
#     ↑↑↑    ↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=6))
# b'We    like  apples.'
#     ↑↑↑↑    ↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=7))
# b'We     like   apples.'
#     ↑↑↑↑↑    ↑↑↑

v = b'12\t1234\t1\t123\n1234\t1\t123\t12'

print(v)
# b'12\t1234\t1\t123\n1234\t1\t123\t12'

print(v.expandtabs())
# b'12      1234    1       123\n1234    1       123     12'
#     ↑↑↑↑↑↑    ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑         ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑   ↑↑↑↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=0))
# b'1212341123\n1234112312'

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=1))
# b'12 1234 1 123\n1234 1 123 12'
#     ↑    ↑ ↑         ↑ ↑   ↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=2))
# b'12  1234  1 123\n1234  1 123 12'
#     ↑↑    ↑↑ ↑         ↑↑ ↑   ↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=3))
# b'12 1234  1  123\n1234  1  123   12'
#     ↑    ↑↑ ↑↑         ↑↑ ↑↑   ↑↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=4))
# b'12  1234    1   123\n1234    1   123 12'
#     ↑↑    ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑         ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑   ↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=5))
# b'12   1234 1    123\n1234 1    123  12'
#     ↑↑↑    ↑ ↑↑↑↑         ↑ ↑↑↑↑   ↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=6))
# b'12    1234  1     123\n1234  1     123   12'
#     ↑↑↑↑    ↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑         ↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑   ↑↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=7))
# b'12     1234   1      123\n1234   1      123    12'
#     ↑↑↑↑↑    ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑↑         ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑↑   ↑↑↑↑

bytearray:

v = bytearray(b'We\tlike\tapples.')

print(v)
# bytearray(b'We\tlike\tapples.')

print(v.expandtabs())
print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=8))
# bytearray(b'We      like    apples.')
#               ↑↑↑↑↑↑    ↑↑↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=0))
# bytearray(b'Welikeapples.')

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=1))
# bytearray(b'We like apples.')
#               ↑    ↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=2))
# bytearray(b'We  like  apples.')
#               ↑↑    ↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=3))
# bytearray(b'We like  apples.')
#               ↑    ↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=4))
# bytearray(b'We  like    apples.')
#               ↑↑    ↑↑↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=5))
# bytearray(b'We   like apples.')
#               ↑↑↑    ↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=6))
# bytearray(b'We    like  apples.')
#               ↑↑↑↑    ↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=7))
# bytearray(b'We     like   apples.')
#               ↑↑↑↑↑    ↑↑↑

v = bytearray(b"12\t1234\t1\t123\n1234\t1\t123\t12")

print(v)
# bytearray(b'12\t1234\t1\t123\n1234\t1\t123\t12')

print(v.expandtabs())
# bytearray(b'12      1234    1       123\n1234    1       123     12')
#               ↑↑↑↑↑↑    ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑         ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑   ↑↑↑↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=0))
# bytearray(b'1212341123\n1234112312')

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=1))
# bytearray(b'12 1234 1 123\n1234 1 123 12')
#               ↑    ↑ ↑         ↑ ↑   ↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=2))
# bytearray(b'12  1234  1 123\n1234  1 123 12')
#               ↑↑    ↑↑ ↑         ↑↑ ↑   ↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=3))
# bytearray(b'12 1234  1  123\n1234  1  123   12')
#               ↑    ↑↑ ↑↑         ↑↑ ↑↑   ↑↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=4))
# bytearray(b'12  1234    1   123\n1234    1   123 12')
#               ↑↑    ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑         ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑   ↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=5))
# bytearray(b'12   1234 1    123\n1234 1    123  12')
#               ↑↑↑    ↑ ↑↑↑↑         ↑ ↑↑↑↑   ↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=6))
# bytearray(b'12    1234  1     123\n1234  1     123   12')
#               ↑↑↑↑    ↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑         ↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑   ↑↑↑

print(v.expandtabs(tabsize=7))
# bytearray(b'12     1234   1      123\n1234   1      123    12')
#               ↑↑↑↑↑    ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑↑         ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑↑   ↑↑↑↑