String rjust() and ljust() in python()

string.rjust(length, fillchar)

length: length of the modified string. If length is less than or equal to the length of the original string then original string is returned. fillchar: (optional) characters which needs to be padded. If it's not provided, space is taken as a default argument.

Returns a new string of given length after substituting a given character in left side of original string.

# Python program to demonstrate working of 
# rjust()
string = 'geeks'
length = 8

# If no fill character is provided, space
# is used as fill character
print(string.rjust(length))

   geeks

# example string
string = 'geeks'
length = 8
fillchar = '*'

print(string.rjust(length, fillchar))

***geeks  

string.ljust(length, fillchar)

length: length of the modified string. If length is less than or equal to the length of the original string then original string is returned. fillchar: (optional) characters which needs to be padded. If it's not provided, space is taken as a default argument.

Returns a new string of given length after substituting a given character in right side of original string.

# example string
string = 'geeks'
length = 8

# If no fill character is provided, space
# is used as fill character.
print(string.ljust(length))

geeks   

# example string
string = 'geeks'
length = 8
fillchar = '*'

# print left justified string
print(string.ljust(length, fillchar))

geeks***