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wcwidth_visual_column_width_for_wide_characters_terminal_alignment.py

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This example demonstrates how to determine the visual column width of a string c

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wcwidth_visual_column_width_for_wide_characters_terminal_alignment.py
1from wcwidth import wcswidth
2
3text = 'How much wood would a chuck-if-he-could-chuck wood?'
4# A simple string has a width equal to its length
5print(f'Length: {len(text)}, Width: {wcswidth(text)}')
6
7text = '🤔'
8# An emoji typically has a length of 1 but a width of 2
9print(f'Length: {len(text)}, Width: {wcswidth(text)}')
10
11text = 'コンニチハ'
12# Katakana characters also have a width of 2
13print(f'Length: {len(text)}, Width: {wcswidth(text)}')