[Chicago] constant length string manipulation

[Ian Bicking]

Let's all hop on board!

def fivespaces(s):
     while len(s) < 5:
         s += ' '
     while len(s) > 5:
         s = s[:-1]
     return s

You are welcome!

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Ian Bicking : ianb at colorstudy.com : http://blog.ianbicking.org