[issue8228] pprint, single/multiple items per line parameter

[Raymond Hettinger]

Raymond Hettinger <rhettinger at users.sourceforge.net> added the comment:

Am rejecting this request because it complicates pprint and makes it harder to extend.  Most use cases of pprint either don't need this or have output requirements more complicated than proposed (i.e. adding fixed width columns for tabular output, etc).

Also, the current design of pprint doesn't know in advance the width of objects, so a decision to start with multi-column may be invalidated when wider data is encountered later.

----------
nosy: +rhettinger
resolution:  -> rejected
status: open -> closed

_______________________________________
Python tracker <report at bugs.python.org>
<http://bugs.python.org/issue8228>
_______________________________________