add support and tests for min_padding

Author: Stefan Sullivan

tabulate/__init__.py

@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ def escape_empty(val):
 )
 
 
-def simple_separated_format(separator):
+def simple_separated_format(separator, **kwargs):
     """Construct a simple TableFormat with columns separated by a separator.
 
     >>> tsv = simple_separated_format("\\t") ; \
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ def simple_separated_format(separator):
         datarow=DataRow("", separator, ""),
         padding=0,
         with_header_hide=None,
+        **kwargs
     )
 
 

test/test_api.py

@@ -25,15 +25,12 @@ def _check_signature(function, expected_sig):
     if not signature:
         skip("")
     actual_sig = signature(function)
-
-    assert len(actual_sig.parameters) == len(expected_sig)
-
-    for (e, ev), (a, av) in zip(expected_sig, actual_sig.parameters.items()):
-        assert e == a and ev == av.default
+    actual_sig = [(k, v.default) for k, v in actual_sig.parameters.items()]
+    assert actual_sig == expected_sig
 
 
 def test_tabulate_signature():
-    "API: tabulate() type signature is unchanged" ""
+    "API: tabulate() type signature is unchanged"
     assert type(tabulate) is type(lambda: None)  # noqa
     expected_sig = [
         ("tabular_data", _empty),
@@ -58,7 +55,10 @@ def test_tabulate_signature():
 
 
 def test_simple_separated_format_signature():
-    "API: simple_separated_format() type signature is unchanged" ""
+    "API: simple_separated_format() type signature is unchanged"
     assert type(simple_separated_format) is type(lambda: None)  # noqa
-    expected_sig = [("separator", _empty)]
+    expected_sig = [
+        ("separator", _empty),
+        ("kwargs", _empty),
+    ]
     _check_signature(simple_separated_format, expected_sig)

test/test_output.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Test output of the various forms of tabular data."""
+import textwrap
 
 import tabulate as tabulate_module
 from common import raises, skip, check_warnings
@@ -242,6 +243,25 @@ def test_simple():
     assert expected == result
 
 
+def test_simple_with_zero_padding():
+    """ Output custom simple table built with a new column separator """
+    expected = textwrap.dedent("""\
+        strings numbers
+        eggs        451""")
+    result = tabulate([_test_table[-1]], _test_table_headers, tablefmt=simple_separated_format(" ", min_padding=0))
+    assert result == expected
+
+
+def test_simple_with_zero_padding_and_alignment():
+    """ Output custom simple table built with a new column separator """
+    expected = textwrap.dedent("""\
+        strings  numbers
+        spam     41.9999
+        eggs    451""")
+    result = tabulate(_test_table, _test_table_headers, tablefmt=simple_separated_format(" ", min_padding=0))
+    assert result == expected
+
+
 def test_simple_with_sep_line():
     "Output: simple with headers and separating line"
     expected = "\n".join(