Python – Printing a dictionary as a horizontal table with headers

You can use string formatting in python2:

    print "{:<8} {:<15} {:<10}".format('Key','Label','Number')
    for k, v in d.iteritems():
        label, num = v
        print "{:<8} {:<15} {:<10}".format(k, label, num)

Or, string formatting in python3:

    print("{:<8} {:<15} {:<10}".format('Key','Label','Number'))
    for k, v in d.items():
        label, num = v
        print("{:<8} {:<15} {:<10}".format(k, label, num))

Output:

Key      Label           Number    
1        Spices          38.0      
2        Other stuff     24.0      
3        Tea             44.0      
5        Fruit           5.0       
6        Textiles        37.0      
10       Contraband      1000.0 

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