Python String - ljust() Method

The Python ljust() method returns the string with whitespaces added at the end of the string until its length reaches the specified length. This method has a optional parameter which can be used to specify a character to fill the missing space (default is whitespace).

Syntax

string.ljust(length, character)

Parameters

Return Value

Returns the string with whitespaces added at the end of the given string until its length reaches the specified length.

Example:

In the example below, ljust() method returns the string with the specified character added at the end of the string until its length reaches the specified length.

MyString = "Learning Python"
print(MyString.ljust(20), "is fun.")

MyString = "Learn Python"
print(MyString.ljust(20, "#"))

The output of the above code will be:

Learning Python      is fun.
Learn Python########