Displaying the value of a variable within a multi line print python 3.x

Question

I am trying to print out a multi line statement and have variables be displayed within the print. My code is looks as follows:

snacks = ['twix','twix','twix','twix']

t = snacks.count('twix')

def stock(x):
    print('''

    Snack    Stock
    -------------
    Twix:     x

''')

I want the value of t to show where I put the variable into the multi-line print where calling

stock(t)

Gives me:

    Snack    Stock
    -------------
    Twix       4

Thanks for the help!

Answer 1

You can do this

snacks = ['twix','twix','twix','twix']

t = snacks.count('twix')

def stock(x):
    print("Snack    Stock")
    print("-------------")
    print("Twix:     %d"% (t))

stock(t)

Answer 2

You can print \\n to print new line,and use str.format to format your string:

'<' Forces the field to be left-aligned within the available space
'>' Forces the field to be right-aligned within the available space
'^' Forces the field to be centered within the available space.

snacks = ['twix','test','twix','example']

t = snacks.count('twix')
print("Snack    Stock    \n-------------")

from collections import Counter
for k,v in Counter(snacks).items():
    print('{:<9}    {:<9}'.format(k,v))

Output:

Snack    Stock    
-------------
test         1        
twix         2        
example      1    

See more details from Format String Syntax .

Hope this helps.