hermes - 💡(How to fix) Fix Terminal ASCII tables misalign with mixed Chinese/ASCII content [1 participants]

TL;DR

Implement a utility function to calculate the proper display width of characters, considering Unicode East Asian Width (WAEW), to fix column alignment issues in ASCII tables with mixed Chinese and ASCII characters.

Guidance

• Use the unicodedata.east_asian_width() function from Python's standard library to determine the display width of each character.
• Create a function, such as the suggested display_width(s) function, to calculate the total display width of a string.
• Apply this function to the column data before rendering the ASCII table to ensure proper alignment.
• Test the solution with different combinations of Chinese and ASCII characters to verify its effectiveness.

Example

import unicodedata

def display_width(s):
    return sum(2 if unicodedata.east_asian_width(c) in ('W', 'F') else 1 for c in s)

# Example usage:
column_data = "聚合多模型 API，支持图片/音频生成"
width = display_width(column_data)
print(f"Display width: {width}")

Notes

This solution assumes that the terminal supports Unicode East Asian Width (WAEW) and that the unicodedata module is available. The provided display_width(s) function may need to be adapted to fit the specific requirements of the project.

Recommendation

Apply the suggested workaround by implementing the display_width(s) function to calculate the proper display width of characters, as it directly addresses the identified issue and improves the readability of tables with multilingual content.