finesse.utilities.tables.Table.get_visible_length

Table.get_visible_length(text)

Get the visible length of the string.

Parameters:

textstr

Returns:

int

The number of non combining characters after removing ANSI escape sequences.

Notes

Using code from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14693701/how-can- i-remove-the-ansi-escape-sequences-from-a-string-in-python and https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33351599/how-do-i-get-the- visible-length-of-a-combining-unicode-string-in-python