Question

Which of the following formatting options can be used in order to add ‘n’ blank spaces after a given string ‘S’?

(a) print(“-ns”%S)

(b) print(“-ns”%S)

(c) print(“%ns”%S)

(d) print(“%-ns”%S)

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This key question is from Formatting topic in portion Formatting & Decorators of Python

Answer 1

Right answer is (d) print(“%-ns”%S)

For explanation: In order to add ‘n’ blank spaces after a given string ‘S’, we use the formatting option:(“%-ns”%S).