[Zope] Formatting a string

[Jud Dagnall]

> Does anyone know of a way to format text such as adding leading zeros 
> or spacing before or after?


You can use the python print command, which takes printf-style
formatting instructions.

my_integer=10
my_string="hello"
print "%09d" % my_integer
print "% 9s" % my_string

Output is:

000000010
    hello


Here's a link to some printf examples, although you can do "man printf"
if you're on a unix-like system to get a more detailed explanation of
how printf works.

http://www.harper.cc.il.us/bus-ss/cis/166/mmckenzi/lect05/l05d.htm

Here's a link to an older python quick-reference

http://starship.python.net/quick-ref1_52.html - search for printf on the
page.