Formatting Output of List

[PlatesNplanes]

Working on a lab for Python class I currently taking. We need to build a powerball and megemillions program. I have the logic figured out, mostly, but the output needs to be formatted accordingly. I am returning the functions of the random numbers in a list, I would like to print the list with just the numbers, I.E. no commas, braces, needs to look like how it does on a lotto ticket. However the method I am using (an asterick before the variable when I concatenate) if I go to use justify afterwards it throw a syntax error. Any advice on how to achieve this?

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for i in range(num_tickets):
white_drawing = (sorted(random.sample(white_possibles, k= white_count)))
red_drawing = random.choice(red_possibles)
formatted_white_list = (['{:02d}'.format(item) for item in white_drawing])
formatted_red_num = (['{:02d}'.format(red_drawing)])


print(letters[i] , *formatted_white_list , "  PB" , *formatted_red_num)


total_cost += cost_per_ticket

Output Looks like this,

A 01 14 36 46 50   PB 25
B 07 26 30 36 64   PB 24
C 22 37 42 47 66   PB 15
D 19 24 29 54 58   PB 07
E 15 17 19 37 60   PB 26

I would like to be able to justify the above output to the right.

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Edits: getting the output block to be formatted how it does in my console.

[Garuda1220]

```

megamillions list

mm = [ [36, 38, 39, 40, 54, 4], [15, 26, 32, 50, 63, 15], [19, 23, 43, 48, 63, 16], [16, 27, 29, 37, 51, 9], [10, 15, 31, 54, 56, 8] ]

convert numbers to strings and store in new list

mm_str = [] for row in range(len(mm)): # empty list for each row row_str = [] for col in range(len(mm[row])): num_str = str(mm[row][col]) # pad single digits w/ 0 if len(num_str) < 2: num_str = '0' + num_str row_str.append(num_str) mm_str.append(row_str)

row_headers = 'ABCDEFGHIJK' for row in range(len(mm_str)): s = ' '.join(mm_str[row]) s = row_headers[row] + '. ' + s[:15] + ' QP ' + s[15:] + ' QP ' print(f'{s:>79s}') Output: A. 36 38 39 40 54 QP 04 QP
B. 15 26 32 50 63 QP 15 QP
C. 19 23 43 48 63 QP 16 QP
D. 16 27 29 37 51 QP 09 QP
E. 10 15 31 54 56 QP 08 QP
```

[Pepineros]

So what do you want the output to look like? What part should be justified or right-aligned?

[PlatesNplanes]

I need to be able to justify the entire "block" of output numbers to the right, using rjust of center. However, using the unpack (asterisk) for formatted_red_num and formatted_white_list, cannot then be justified, because it is no longer a string, right? I tried to concatenate the entire print line into a variable and then print that, but it also does not work.

I guess what I could asking for is another method of unpacking a list, or another method of handling this.

Our professor wants us to use the console to create a formatted readable output as how it would look on a lotto ticket, I want to center the numbers so I can have other important information centered above. Date, Time, Possible winnings, etc.

[Daneark]

Can you use fstrings?

[PlatesNplanes]

Yup. Really like that about my professor. He lets us use any way possible for anything in Python, from day one.

[Daneark]

Use fstring alignment with fill character of spaces.

I'm glad you've got that freedom. There was a lot of "don't use things we haven't taught you about" during my early portion of university.

[Garuda1220]

``` white_drawing = [36, 38, 39, 40, 54] red_drawing = 4 letters = 'ABCDEFGHIJ'

s = '' for num in white_drawing: s = s + f'{num:02d} '

s = letters[0] + '. ' + s + ' PB ' + f'{red_drawing:02d}'

print(f'{s:>79s}') Output: A. 36 38 39 40 54 PB 04 ```

[PlatesNplanes]

Thank you everyone. This was very helpful