Python String rjust() method

Python String rjust() method

The string.rjust() method in Python returns a right-justified string of a given minimum width where the padding is done using the specified fillchar (default is a space). It returns the original string if the argument ‘width’ is less than the length of the string.

Syntax

string.rjust(width[, fillchar])

Parameter

width: This parameter represents the width of the given string. If width is less than or equal to the length of the string, original string is returned.

fillchar: This parameter represents the character to fill the remaining space of the width

Return

This method returns a right-justified string of a given minimum width if the specified width is more than the length of the string else it returns the original string. 

Example 1

 # Python programming explaining
 # the string.rjust() method
 # initializing the string
 string = "Python"
 # right aligning the string, using whitespaces(by default it is whitespaces)
 val = string.rjust(20)
 # printing the value
 print(val, "is an easy language to learn.") 

Output

              Python is an easy language to learn.

Example 2

 # Python program explaining
 # the string.rjust() method
 # initializing the string
 string = "Hello World"
 # Printing the actual string 
 print ("The actual string:", string, "\n") 
 # Printing the right aligned  
 # string with "!" padding  
 print ("The right aligned string:", string.rjust(40, '!')) 

Output

The actual string: Hello World 
The left aligned string: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hello World

Example 3

 # Python program explaining
 # the string.rjust() method
 # initializing the string
 string = "Morning"
 # Printing the actual string 
 print ("The actual string:", string, "\n") 
 # Printing the right aligned  
 # string with "*" padding  
 print ("The right aligned string with width 40:", string.ljust(40, '*')) 
 # will return the same string the width is less than the length of the string
 print("The right aligned string with width 2:", string.ljust(2, '*')) 

Output

 The actual string: Morning 
 The right aligned string with width 40: Morning*********************************
 The right aligned string with width 2: Morning