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Luca Liu
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Creating Divider Lines in Python

Basic Divider Line

The simplest way to create a divider line in Python is to use the format method with the ^ option to center align a character within a specified width. Let's see an example:

print("{:=^50s}".format("Split Line"))
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The output will look like this:

====================Split Line====================
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Customizing Divider Lines

You can easily customize the appearance of the divider line by changing the fill character and adjusting the width.

print("{:-^50s}".format("Split Line"))
print("{:*^50s}".format("Split Line"))
print("{:'^50s}".format("Split Line"))
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The output for these examples will be:

--------------------Split Line--------------------
********************Split Line********************
''''''''''''''''''''Split Line''''''''''''''''''''
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Scott Reno

You might consider using f-strings instead of format.

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Luca Liu

how to use f-strings to print the same divider line๐Ÿ˜€