fixedwidth_record_config_and_formatted_string_output.py

1from fixedwidth import FixedWidth
2
3# Define the record format
4config = {
5    "first_name": {
6        "length": 15,
7        "start_pos": 1,
8        "type": "string",
9        "alignment": "left",
10        "padding": " "
11    },
12    "last_name": {
13        "length": 15,
14        "start_pos": 16,
15        "type": "string",
16        "alignment": "left",
17        "padding": " "
18    },
19    "nickname": {
20        "length": 10,
21        "start_pos": 31,
22        "type": "string",
23        "alignment": "left",
24        "padding": " "
25    }
26}
27
28# Initialize the FixedWidth object with the config
29fw_obj = FixedWidth(config)
30
31# Provide data for the record
32data = {
33    "first_name": "John",
34    "last_name": "Doe",
35    "nickname": "Joey"
36}
37
38fw_obj.update_dict(data)
39
40# Output the formatted fixed-width string
41print(fw_obj.line)