python string formatting Columns in line

Question

I am trying to format the string so everything lines up between the two.

APPLES                           $.99                           214                          


        

Answer 1

I think the better way is auto adjust the column width from its content

rows = [('apple', '$1.09', '80'), ('truffle', '$58.01', '2')]

lens = []
for col in zip(*rows):
    lens.append(max([len(v) for v in col]))
format = "  ".join(["{:<" + str(l) + "}" for l in lens])
for row in rows:
    print(format.format(*row))

Output:

apple    $1.09   80
truffle  $58.01  2 

Demo: https://code.sololearn.com/cttJgVTx55bm/#py