A 'Box' Function

[mikelaskey at gmail.com]

Hey guys.

I should warn you, first off, that I'm relatively new to Python.
Basically, what I'm trying to do is create a word-wrapping function
with the added complication that it add a character at the beginning
and end of each line, so that it encloses the text in a sort of 'box':

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The word-wrapping function I'm working with is similar to the one given
here:
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/148061

def wrap(text, width):
    return reduce(lambda line, word, width=width: '%s%s%s' %
                  (line,
                   ' \n'[(len(line)-line.rfind('\n')-1
                         + len(word.split('\n',1)[0]
                              ) >= width)],
                   word),
                  text.split(' ')
                 )

Does anyone have any ideas on how it could be modified?  Am I
approaching it the right way?  Thanks a bunch!

Mike