34. Miscellaneous Services

The modules described in this chapter provide miscellaneous services that are available in all Python versions. Here’s an overview:

• 34.1. formatter — Generic output formatting
  • 34.1.1. The Formatter Interface
    • AS_IS
    • formatter.writer
    • formatter.end_paragraph()
    • formatter.add_line_break()
    • formatter.add_hor_rule()
    • formatter.add_flowing_data()
    • formatter.add_literal_data()
    • formatter.add_label_data()
    • formatter.flush_softspace()
    • formatter.push_alignment()
    • formatter.pop_alignment()
    • formatter.push_font()
    • formatter.pop_font()
    • formatter.push_margin()
    • formatter.pop_margin()
    • formatter.push_style()
    • formatter.pop_style()
    • formatter.set_spacing()
    • formatter.assert_line_data()
  • 34.1.2. Formatter Implementations
    • NullFormatter
    • AbstractFormatter
  • 34.1.3. The Writer Interface
    • writer.flush()
    • writer.new_alignment()
    • writer.new_font()
    • writer.new_margin()
    • writer.new_spacing()
    • writer.new_styles()
    • writer.send_line_break()
    • writer.send_paragraph()
    • writer.send_hor_rule()
    • writer.send_flowing_data()
    • writer.send_literal_data()
    • writer.send_label_data()
  • 34.1.4. Writer Implementations
    • NullWriter
    • AbstractWriter
    • DumbWriter