Python string formatting + UTF-8 strange behaviour
When printing a formatted string with a fixed length (e.g, %20s), the width differs from UTF-8 string to a normal string: >>> str1="Adam Matan" >>> str2="אדם מתן" >>> print "X %20s X" % str1 X Adam Matan X >>> print "X %20s X" % str2 X אדם מתן X Note the difference: X Adam Matan X X אדם מתן X Any i...