Create python string with fill char and counter

Question

I'd like to do it in an elegant fashion:

>>> ''.zfill(5, '-')
'-----'

There's any way to initialize a string with a fill char and a counter? Of course, count may vary.

berni · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-25 23:19:07Z

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Just try:

>>> '-'*5
'-----'

It's that simple in Python :)

answered May 25, 2011 at 23:19

berni

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That is really great! It would never pass on my mind it could be done this way.

John Machin · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-26 00:17:15Z

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Strings can be concatenated (glued together) with the + operator, and repeated with *

answered May 26, 2011 at 0:17

John Machin

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A little odd for someone coming from C ;)