{"id":7521,"library":"ptable","title":"PTable","description":"PTable is a simple Python library designed to make it quick and easy to represent tabular data in visually appealing ASCII tables. It was originally forked from PrettyTable and maintains API compatibility. The current version is 0.9.2, with its last release in 2015, indicating a largely inactive or maintenance-only development cadence.","status":"maintenance","version":"0.9.2","language":"en","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/kxxoling/PTable","tags":["data display","ascii table","tabular data","pretty print"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install PTable","lang":"bash","label":"Install with pip"}],"dependencies":[],"imports":[{"note":"Despite the package name `PTable`, the main class is `PrettyTable` and is imported from the `prettytable` namespace due to its origin as a fork.","wrong":"from ptable import PTable","symbol":"PrettyTable","correct":"from prettytable import PrettyTable"}],"quickstart":{"code":"from prettytable import PrettyTable\n\n# Create a new table\nx = PrettyTable()\n\n# Set field names\nx.field_names = [\"City name\", \"Area\", \"Population\", \"Annual Rainfall\"]\n\n# Add rows\nx.add_row([\"Adelaide\", 1295, 1158259, 600.5])\nx.add_row([\"Brisbane\", 5905, 1857594, 1146.4])\nx.add_row([\"Darwin\", 112, 120900, 1714.7])\n\n# Print the table (implicitly calls __str__ for ASCII representation)\nprint(x)\n\n# Get HTML string representation\nhtml_table = x.get_html_string()\n# print(html_table) # Uncomment to see HTML output","lang":"python","description":"This quickstart demonstrates creating a PrettyTable instance, defining column headers using `field_names`, adding data row by row with `add_row`, and then printing the table to the console. It also shows how to get an HTML string representation."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Use `print(x)` for direct output or `x.get_string()` to obtain the ASCII table as a string.","message":"The `x.printt()` method, available in versions 0.5 and earlier, has been removed.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":"<=0.5"},{"fix":"Avoid installing both `PTable` and `prettytable` simultaneously. If you need functionality from `PTable`, ensure only it is installed, or manage environments carefully.","message":"PTable uses the `prettytable` namespace for its imports (`from prettytable import PrettyTable`), which can lead to conflicts or unexpected behavior if the original `prettytable` library is also installed in the same environment.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"All versions"},{"fix":"Consider alternatives like the actively maintained `PrettyTable` if long-term support and modern Python compatibility are critical. Otherwise, be aware that future Python updates might break functionality.","message":"The library has not been updated since version 0.9.2 in May 2015. This indicates a lack of active maintenance and may lead to compatibility issues with newer Python versions or unaddressed bugs.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":"0.9.2 and earlier"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Use `from prettytable import PrettyTable` instead of `from ptable import PTable`.","cause":"The main class is named `PrettyTable` and is imported from the `prettytable` module, even when the package installed is `PTable`.","error":"ImportError: cannot import name 'PTable' from 'ptable'"},{"fix":"Replace `x.printt()` with `print(x)` or `print(x.get_string())`.","cause":"You are attempting to use the deprecated `printt()` method, which was removed in versions 0.6 and later.","error":"AttributeError: 'PrettyTable' object has no attribute 'printt'"},{"fix":"Uninstall one of the packages. If you intend to use the `PTable` fork, ensure only `pip uninstall prettytable` is performed, then `pip install PTable`. Vice-versa if you prefer the original `prettytable`.","cause":"Due to `PTable` being a fork of `PrettyTable` and using the same internal `prettytable` namespace, having both packages installed can cause Python to load an unpredictable version of the library, leading to inconsistent behavior.","error":"Unexpected table formatting or missing features when both PTable and prettytable are installed."}]}