indent¶

odl.util.utility.indent(string, indent_str=' ')[source]¶

Return a copy of string indented by indent_str.

Parameters:

stringstr: Text that should be indented.
indent_strstr, optional: String to be inserted before each new line. The default is to indent by 4 spaces.

Returns:

indentedstr: The indented text.

Examples

>>> text = '''This is line 1.
... Next line.
... And another one.'''
>>> print(text)
This is line 1.
Next line.
And another one.
>>> print(indent(text))
    This is line 1.
    Next line.
    And another one.

Indenting by random stuff:

>>> print(indent(text, indent_str='<->'))
<->This is line 1.
<->Next line.
<->And another one.