why am I getting 'ugly' output?
combinations_available=input(['Enter the number associated with the combination of salts available. Enter 0 if none of the combinations are available.'... '\n1:Two of these chlorides 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl(potassium chloride) '... '\n2:ZnBr2(zinc bromide) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl(potassium chloride)'... '\n3:NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) & 1) CH3CO2K(potassium acetat) 2) ZnSO4(zink sulphate) 3) HCOONa(Sodium formate) 4) HCOOK(potassium formate)'... '\n4:ZnBr2(zinc bromide) & 1) CH3CO2K(potassium acetate) 2) ZnSO4(zink sulphate) 3) HCOONa(sodium formate) 4) HCOOK(potassium formate)'... '\n5:CH3CO2K(potassium acetate) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl(potassium chloride)'... '\n6:CH3CO2K(potassium acetate) & 1) ZnSO4(zinc sulphate) 2) HCOONa(sodium formate) 3) HCOOK(potassium formate)'... '\n7:ZnSO4(zinc sulphate) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl(potassium chloride)'... '\n8:ZnSO4(zinc sulphate) & 1) HCOONa(sodium formate) 2) HCOOK(potassium formate)'... '\n9:HCOONa(sodium formate) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl,(potassium chloride)'... '\n10:HCOOK(potassium formate) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl 5) KCl'... '\n11:HCOONa & 1) HCOOK. ']); Above is how it looks where I code but the output is something like this: The numbers dont come right below one another..: Enter the number associated with the combination of salts available. Enter 0 if none of the combinations are available. 1:Two of these chlorides 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl(potassium chloride) 2:ZnBr2(zinc bromide) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl(potassium chloride)
Kshitij Singh answered .
2025-11-20
At this point you should consider creating a small GUI for your input selection. But for your question at hand: you forgot to allign the start of the rows, so you missed the fact that they were actually shifted. The smart allign button in the editor and a few spaces gets you this:
combinations_available=input(['Enter the number associated with the combination of salts available. Enter 0 if none of the combinations are available.'...
'\n1:Two of these chlorides 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl(potassium chloride) '...
'\n2:ZnBr2(zinc bromide) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl(potassium chloride)'...
'\n3:NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) & 1) CH3CO2K(potassium acetat) 2) ZnSO4(zink sulphate) 3) HCOONa(Sodium formate) 4) HCOOK(potassium formate)'...
'\n4:ZnBr2(zinc bromide) & 1) CH3CO2K(potassium acetate) 2) ZnSO4(zink sulphate) 3) HCOONa(sodium formate) 4) HCOOK(potassium formate)'...
'\n5:CH3CO2K(potassium acetate) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl(potassium chloride)'...
'\n6:CH3CO2K(potassium acetate) & 1) ZnSO4(zinc sulphate) 2) HCOONa(sodium formate) 3) HCOOK(potassium formate)'...
'\n7:ZnSO4(zinc sulphate) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl(potassium chloride)'...
'\n8:ZnSO4(zinc sulphate) & 1) HCOONa(sodium formate) 2) HCOOK(potassium formate)'...
'\n9:HCOONa(sodium formate) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl,(potassium chloride)'...
'\n10:HCOOK(potassium formate) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl 5) KCl'...
'\n11:HCOONa & 1) HCOOK. ']);
With the result in the command prompt:
Enter the number associated with the combination of salts available. Enter 0 if none of the combinations are available. 1:Two of these chlorides 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl(potassium chloride) 2:ZnBr2(zinc bromide) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl(potassium chloride) 3:NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) & 1) CH3CO2K(potassium acetat) 2) ZnSO4(zink sulphate) 3) HCOONa(Sodium formate) 4) HCOOK(potassium formate) 4:ZnBr2(zinc bromide) & 1) CH3CO2K(potassium acetate) 2) ZnSO4(zink sulphate) 3) HCOONa(sodium formate) 4) HCOOK(potassium formate) 5:CH3CO2K(potassium acetate) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl(potassium chloride) 6:CH3CO2K(potassium acetate) & 1) ZnSO4(zinc sulphate) 2) HCOONa(sodium formate) 3) HCOOK(potassium formate) 7:ZnSO4(zinc sulphate) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl(potassium chloride) 8:ZnSO4(zinc sulphate) & 1) HCOONa(sodium formate) 2) HCOOK(potassium formate) 9:HCOONa(sodium formate) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl(sodium chloride) 5) KCl,(potassium chloride) 10:HCOOK(potassium formate) & 1) NH4Cl(ammonium chloride) 2) MgCl2(magnesium chloride) 3) CaCl2(calcium chloride) 4) NaCl 5) KCl 11:HCOONa & 1) HCOOK.