this is my code:

print('Yes, my name is\tSwayam')                           # tab
print('Yes, my name is\tSwayam'.expandtabs(tabsize = 11))    

this is the output in terminal:

Yes, my name is Swayam
Yes, my name is       Swayam

software used is 'vs code'

what should I do to make \t work?

I wanted a tab after 'is' in first line which is 4 spaces (i guess) and 11 spaces in second line but it's only 7 spaces

CodePudding user response：

The default tab width is 8. Therefore:

print('Yes, my name is\tSwayam')

...produces...

Yes, my name is Swayam

...because only one space is needed to align with the next tab position (16 in this case)

CodePudding user response：

You can try inserting a space before \t, like this:

print('Yes, my name is \tSwayam') 
print('Yes, my name is\tSwayam')

This is the terminal output:

Yes, my name is         Swayam
Yes, my name is Swayam

Hope this helps you.