How can I print output with a defined number of characters in each line with python?

Question

I used textwrap.fill (textwrap.fill(text, 6)) to limit each line in only 6 characters, but there is a problem with using this command because my purpose is go to new line exact at 6 character, I mean:

for example using textwrap.fill(I am a student, 8):

what I want:

   (I am a s
          tudent)

output:

(I am a
    student)

for example using textwrap.fill(I am a student, 8): what I want: line1= (I am a s), line2= (tudent); output: line1= (I am a), line2= (student) — Hossein Kianimehr, Sep 25 '16 at 18:18
textwrap is designed to do exactly the opposite of what you are trying to do — Padraic Cunningham, Sep 25 '16 at 18:26
Possible duplicate of [Split python string every nth character?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9475241/split-python-string-every-nth-character) — Padraic Cunningham, Sep 25 '16 at 18:27

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 25 '16 at 18:18

One approach:

>>> text = 'I am a student, 8'
>>> text = 'I am a student'
>>> for i in range(0, len(text), 8):
...     print text[i:i+8]
...
I am a s
tudent

for i in range(0, len(text), 8) means "Give me numbers starting at 0, incrementing by 8 at a time, and ending before the length of the text."

EDIT

If you want the value in a single string:

>>> wrapped = "\n".join(text[i:i+8] for i in range(0, len(text), 8))
>>> wrapped
'I am a s\ntudent'

Thank you so much for your great help – Hossein Kianimehr Sep 25 '16 at 18:47 — Hossein Kianimehr, Sep 25 '16 at 18:47

How can I print output with a defined number of characters in each line with python?

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