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Python 3 - String expandtabs() Method
Description
The expandtabs() method returns a copy of the string in which the tab characters ie. '\t' are expanded using spaces, optionally using the given tabsize (default 8)..
Syntax
Following is the syntax for expandtabs() method −
str.expandtabs(tabsize = 8)
Parameters
tabsize − This specifies the number of characters to be replaced for a tab character '\t'.
Return Value
This method returns a copy of the string in which tab characters i.e., '\t' have been expanded using spaces.
Example
#!/usr/bin/python3
str = "this is\tstring example....wow!!!"
print ("Original string: " + str)
print ("Defualt exapanded tab: " + str.expandtabs())
print ("Double exapanded tab: " + str.expandtabs(16))
Result
When we run above program, it produces the following result −
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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