The ljust() method in Python is a string method that returns a left-justified version of the original string. It pads the original string with spaces on the right-hand side until it reaches the specified length. This method takes one argument which specifies the total length of the resulting string after justification.
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| width | The width of the resulting string after padding. |
| fillchar | Optional. A character that will be used to fill in the padding. Default is whitespace. |
Return Values
The ljust() method from Python string methods returns a str object.
How to Use ljust() in Python
The ljust() method returns a left-justified string of a specified length by padding the original string with spaces on the right.
print('hello'.ljust(10))If a fill character is provided, the original string is padded with that character instead of spaces.
print('world'.ljust(8, '*'))If the specified length is less than the length of the original string, the method returns the original string.
print('python'.ljust(4))