string.expandtabs() - string

             
It returns a copy of the string in which tab characters ie. '	' are expanded using spaces, optionally using the given tabsize (default 8)..


tabsize -- This specifies the number of characters to be replaced for a tab character '	'.
Return Value
This method returns a copy of the string in which tab characters i.e., '	' have been expanded using spaces.

Syntax

str.expandtabs(tabsize=8)

Example

#!/usr/bin/python

str = "this is\tstring example....wow!!!";


print "Original string: " + str
print "Defualt exapanded tab: " +  str.expandtabs()
print "Double exapanded tab: " +  str.expandtabs(16)

Output / Return Value

This method returns a copy of the string in which tab characters i.e., '	' have been expanded using spaces.


Original string: this is        string example....wow!!!
Defualt exapanded tab: this is string example....wow!!!
Double exapanded tab: this is         string example....wow!!!

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