create a string of variable length in python

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i need to create a string consisting of spaces, and the length of the string needs to be determined at runtime.

here is what i am doing:

suffix = "".join([' ' for x in range(0, max)])

There must be a better way, a more clever way, and an easier way. what are the ways?

edit: well this is simpler then i imagined. there is only the 1 way and it all of the above, heh :)

eumiro · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-26 14:41:11Z

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Don't use max for a variable name.

suffix = ' ' * nb_spaces

answered Oct 26, 2011 at 14:41

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mkoryak Over a year ago

ha, i was wondering why there wasnt a ruby .times() operator. it was hiding there all along

Tom Zych Over a year ago

Because max is the name of a built-in function. And Python will cheerfully let you shadow that function, and you won't notice it until you go to use the max function and get an error.

Matt Ball · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-26 14:41:40Z

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Use string "multiplication."

suffix = " " * numSpaces

answered Oct 26, 2011 at 14:41

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Chriszuma · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-26 14:43:38Z

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Use string multiplication.

>>> print "x" * 5
xxxxx

answered Oct 26, 2011 at 14:43

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