How to Create Pretty Tables Using Python

In this tutorial, we will be looking at how to make pretty tables using Python. To do this we will be installing a module called prettytable. To install prettytable run the command below.

pip install prettytable

After the command above executes successfully create a file and name it main.py open it in your favorite text editor and insert the code below.

from prettytable import PrettyTable 

The above code first imports the PrettyTable class from prettytable module into our file. Next, let’s create a simple table with a few values.

x = PrettyTable()
x.field_names = ["Model","Year","Propulsion","Color","Shape"]
x.add_row(["Tesla","2013","Electric","Red","Saloon"])
x.add_row(["Ford f-150","2015","Electric","Blue","Truck"])
x.add_row(["Chrysler","2014","Petrol","Blue","Saloon"])
x.add_row(["Toyota Tacoma","2016","Petrol","Green","Pickup"])
x.add_row(["Subaru ","2019","Petrol","silver","Saloon"])
x.add_row(["Fiat","2017","Petrol","violet","hatchback"])
x.add_row(["Man","2020","Diesel","yellow","Tipper"])
x.add_row(["Caterpillar","2005","Diesel","Blue","Grader"])
print(x)

After creating the rows above let’s now save our file and run the command below.

python3 main.py

After running the command above you should see the table below.

There you have it, to know more about prettytable visit the official documentation here. Thanks for reading, Happy Coding.