expandtabs in Python

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*Memo:

• My post explains string, bytes and bytearray functions.

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')
#               ↑↑↑↑↑    ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑↑         ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑↑   ↑↑↑↑