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Function Details: ljust

Description

Return left-justified string of length width.

Extended Description

The ljust() method returns a left-justified string of specified width. If the original string is shorter than the specified width, it pads the string on the right with the specified fill character (space by default) to reach the desired width. If the original string is longer than or equal to the specified width, it returns the original string unchanged.

Read More about ljust from Python Documentation

Function Signature

Module: builtins

Class: str

Parameters

Parameter List

width: int
fillchar: str

Return

Returns a new string of specified width with the original string left-justified.

Return Type

str

Output

Explanation

This example demonstrates the basic usage of ljust(). It pads the string on the right with '-' to reach a width of 10.