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authorNikita Sobolev <mail@sobolevn.me>2022-01-02 18:33:20 (GMT)
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bpo-46196: document method cmd.Cmd.columnize (#30303)
The method is already written and tested, now it's officially public.
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@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ A :class:`Cmd` instance has the following methods:
:meth:`complete_\*` method is available. By default, it returns an empty list.
+.. method:: Cmd.columnize(list, displaywidth=80)
+
+ Method called to display a list of strings as a compact set of columns.
+ Each column is only as wide as necessary.
+ Columns are separated by two spaces for readability.
+
+
.. method:: Cmd.precmd(line)
Hook method executed just before the command line *line* is interpreted, but