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+# pprint_table.py
+# 
+# This module is used to pretty-print a table
+# Adapted from
+# http://ginstrom.com/scribbles/2007/09/04/pretty-printing-a-table-in-python/
+
+import sys
+
+def get_max_width(table, index):
+	"""Get the maximum width of the given column index"""
+
+	return max([len(str(row[index])) for row in table])
+
+
+def pprint_table(table, nbLeft=1, out=sys.stdout):
+	"""
+	Prints out a table of data, padded for alignment
+	@param table: The table to print. A list of lists.
+	Each row must have the same number of columns.
+	@param nbLeft: The number of columns aligned left
+	@param out: Output stream (file-like object)
+	"""
+
+	col_paddings = []
+
+	for i in range(len(table[0])):
+		col_paddings.append(get_max_width(table, i))
+
+	for row in table:
+		# left cols
+		for i in range(nbLeft):
+			print >> out, str(row[i]).ljust(col_paddings[i] + 1),
+		# rest of the cols
+		for i in range(nbLeft, len(row)):
+			col = str(row[i]).rjust(col_paddings[i] + 2)
+			print >> out, col,
+		print >> out