print table to console

print_table_console.py

def print_table(head, body, padding_left=1, padding_right=2):
    # calc column lens
    head = list(head)
    col_lens = [len(c) + padding_left + padding_right for c in head]
    for i in range(len(body)):
        body[i] = list(body[i])
        row = body[i]
        if len(row) > len(head):
            head.append('')
            col_lens.append(0)
        for j in range(len(row)):
            row[j] = str(row[j])
            curr_len = len(row[j]) + padding_left + padding_right
            if curr_len > col_lens[j]:
                col_lens[j] = curr_len
    # print
    print_table_line(col_lens)
    print('\n|', end='')
    for i in range(len(head)):
        print(padding_left * ' ' + '%-*s' % (col_lens[i] - padding_left, head[i]), end='|')
    print()
    print_table_line(col_lens)
    for row in body:
        print('\n|', end='')
        for i in range(len(row)):
            print(padding_left * ' ' + '%-*s' % (col_lens[i] - padding_left, row[i]), end='|')
        # print_table_line(col_lens)
    print()
    print_table_line(col_lens)
    print()
    
def print_table_line(col_lens):
    print('+', end='')
    for l in col_lens:
        print('-' * l, end='+')