padd.py

def padd_str(text, to_chars, push_r: bool = False, push_l: bool = False):
    """Padds the string given with spaces to a certain char count ( like setw() in cpp )"""
    if len(text) < to_chars:
        excess = to_chars - len(text)
        if push_r:  # we pad to the left of text
            text = ' ' * excess + text
        elif push_l:  # we pad to the right of text
            text = text + ' ' * excess
        else:  # we dont pad if no direction
            print('No direction specified , returning normal')
        assert len(text) == to_chars
        return text
    elif len(text) == to_chars:
        return text
    else:
        print('Text larger than max chars.')
        return False