The expandtabs() method converts the tab symbol(‘t’) in a string into a whitespace.
Example
#!/usr/bin/python3
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
str = "JasontStanson istthe most famous actor in Hollywood.!!!"
print("The original string is: " + str)
print("str.expandtabs() is: " + str.expandtabs())
print("str.expandtabs(16) is: " + str.expandtabs(16))
Output:
The original string is: Jason Stanson is the most famous actor in Hollywood.!!!
str.expandtabs() is: Jason Stanson is the most famous actor in Hollywood.!!!
str.expandtabs(16) is: Jason Stanson is the most famous actor in Hollywood.!!!
Syntax
str.expandtabs(tabsize=8)
Parameters
The expandtabs() takes an integer tabsize argument. The default value of tabsize is 8.
Return Value
It returns a new string where all ‘t’ characters are replaced with whitespace characters until the next multiple of the tabsize parameter.