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python-docx trailing trilling whitepsaces not showing correctly

Goal
I am trying to add a text to a table cell where the text is a combination of 2 strings and the space between the strings of variable size so that the final text has the same length and it appears as if the second string is right aligned.
I can either use format or ljust to combine the strings in python.
period = "from Monday to Friday"
item_text = "Some txt"
item_text2 = "Some other txt"
t1 = "t1: {:<30}{:0}".format(item_text,period)
t2 = "t2: {:<30}{:0}".format(item_text2,period)
t3 = f"t3: {item_text.ljust(30)}{period}"
t4 = f"t4: {item_text2.ljust(30)}{period}"
from pprint import pprint
pprint(t1)
pprint(t2)
pprint(t3)
pprint(t4)
Text in python with variable space length between strings
However, if I add this text to a docx table, the space between the strings changes.
from docx import Document
doc = Document()
# Creating a table object
table = doc.add_table(rows=2, cols=2, style="Table Grid")
table.rows[0].cells[0].text = f"{item_text.ljust(30)}{period}"
table.rows[1].cells[0].text = f"{item_text2.ljust(30)}{period}"
def set_col_widths(table):
widths = tuple( Cm(val) for val in [15,8])
for row in table.rows:
for idx, width in enumerate(widths):
row.cells[idx].width = width
set_col_widths(table)
doc.save("test_whitespace.docx")
Text in word. Space between strings changed.
Note
I am aware that I could add a table to the table cell and left adjust the left and right adjust the right but that seems like way more code to write.
Question
Why is the spacing changing in the word document and how can I create the text differently to get the desired goal?

How to highlight all occurrences of a keyword in .pptx file using python

I am able to access the run level of the of the paragraph and also the cell of the table where the keyword is occurring but i don't know how to highlight it. I've read that Powerpoint stores data with uncertainty within runs so i can clear the runs and highlight the text but don't know how to do so here's my code.
from pptx import Presentation
import os
from pptx.dml.color import RGBColor
directory = "D:\Python_Scripts\Email Analysis"
keyword = "payable"
AttachmentsList = os.listdir(directory)
pptxList = list()
foundDocList = list()
for file in AttachmentsList:
if file.endswith(".pptx"):
pptxList.append(os.path.join(directory, file))
for ppt in pptxList:
prs = Presentation(ppt)
for slide in prs.slides:
for shape in slide.shapes:
if shape.has_text_frame:
for paragraph in shape.text_frame.paragraphs:
for run in paragraph.runs:
if keyword.lower() in run.text.lower():
# code to clear runs and highlight keywords
prs.save("output.pptx")
if shape.has_table:
for row in shape.table.rows:
for cell in row.cells:
if keyword.lower() in cell.text.lower():
# code to clear runs and highlight keywords
prs.save("output.pptx")

Does the following help?
def set_highlight(run, color):
# get run properties
rPr = run._r.get_or_add_rPr()
# Create highlight element
hl = OxmlElement("a:highlight")
# Create specify RGB Colour element with color specified
srgbClr = OxmlElement("a:srgbClr")
setattr(srgbClr, "val", color)
# Add colour specification to highlight element
hl.append(srgbClr)
# Add highlight element to run properties
rPr.append(hl)
return run
It's from my md2pptx open source project.

How to create a text shape with python pptx?

I want to add a text box to a presentation with python pptx. I would like to add a text box with several paragraphs in the specific place and then format it (fonts, color, etc.). But since text shape object always comes with the one paragraph in the beginning, I cannot edit first of my paragraphs. The code sample looks like this:
txBox = slide.shapes.add_textbox(left, top, width, height)
tf = txBox.text_frame
p = tf.add_paragraph()
p.text = "This is a first paragraph"
p.font.size = Pt(11)
p = tf.add_paragraph()
p.text = "This is a second paragraph"
p.font.size = Pt(11)
Which creates output like this:
I can add text to this first line with tf.text = "This is text inside a textbox", but it won't be editable in terms of fonts or colors. So is there any way how I can omit or edit that line, so all paragraphs in the box would be the same?

Access the first paragraph differently, using:
p = tf.paragraphs[0]
Then you can add runs, set fonts and all the rest of it just like with a paragraph you get back from tf.add_paragraph().

docx center text in table cells

So I am starting to use pythons docx library. Now, I create a table with multiple rows, and only 2 columns, it looks like this:
Now, I would like the text in those cells to be centered horizontally. How can I do this? I've searched through docx API documentation but I only saw information about aligning paragraphs.

There is a code to do this by setting the alignment as you create cells.
doc=Document()
table = doc.add_table(rows=0, columns=2)
row=table.add_row().cells
p=row[0].add_paragraph('left justified text')
p.alignment=WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.LEFT
p=row[1].add_paragraph('right justified text')
p.alignment=WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.RIGHT
code by: bnlawrence
and to align text to the center just change:
p.alignment=WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
solution found here: Modify the alignment of cells in a table

Well, it seems that adding a paragraph works, but (oh, really?) it addes a new paragraph -- so in my case it wasn't an option. You could change the value of the existing cell and then change paragraph's alignment:
row[0].text = "hey, beauty"
p = row[0].paragraphs[0]
p.alignment = docx.enum.text.WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
Actually, in the top answer this first "docx.enum.text" was missing :)

The most reliable way that I have found for setting he alignment of a table cell (or really any text property) is through styles. Define a style for center-aligned text in your document stub, either programatically or through the Word UI. Then it just becomes a matter of applying the style to your text.
If you create the cell by setting its text property, you can just do
for col in table.columns:
for cell in col.cells:
cell.paragraphs[0].style = 'My Center Aligned Style'
If you have more advanced contents, you will have to add another loop to your function:
for col in table.columns:
for cell in col.cells:
for par in cell.paragraphs:
par.style = 'My Center Aligned Style'
You can easily stick this code into a function that will accept a table object and a style name, and format the whole thing.

In my case I used this.
from docx.enum.text import WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH
def addCellText(row_cells, index, text):
row_cells[index].text = str(text)
paragraph=row_cells[index].paragraphs[0]
paragraph.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.LEFT
font = paragraph.runs[0].font
font.size= Pt(10)
def addCellTextRight(row_cells, index, text):
row_cells[index].text = str(text)
paragraph=row_cells[index].paragraphs[0]
paragraph.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.RIGHT
font = paragraph.runs[0].font
font.size= Pt(10)

For total alignment to center I use this code:
from docx.enum.text import WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH
from docx.enum.table import WD_ALIGN_VERTICAL
for row in table.rows:
for cell in row.cells:
cell.paragraphs[0].alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
cell.vertical_alignment = WD_ALIGN_VERTICAL.CENTER

From docx.enum.table import WD_TABLE_ALIGNMENT
table = document.add_table(3, 3)
table.alignment = WD_TABLE_ALIGNMENT.CENTER
For details see a link .
http://python-docx.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/enum/WdRowAlignment.html

How to add space between lines within a single paragraph with Reportlab

I have a block of text that is dynamically pulled from a database and is placed in a PDF before being served to a user. The text is being placed onto a lined background, much like notepad paper. I want to space the text so that only one line of text is between each background line.
I was able to use the following code to create a vertical spacing between paragraphs (used to generate another part of the PDF).
style = getSampleStyleSheet()['Normal']
style.fontName = 'Helvetica'
style.spaceAfter = 15
style.alignment = TA_JUSTIFY
story = [Paragraph(choice.value,style) for choice in chain(context['question1'].itervalues(),context['question2'].itervalues())]
generated_file = StringIO()
frame1 = Frame(50,100,245,240, showBoundary=0)
frame2 = Frame(320,100,245,240, showBoundary=0)
page_template = PageTemplate(frames=[frame1,frame2])
doc = BaseDocTemplate(generated_file,pageTemplates=[page_template])
doc.build(story)
However, this won't work here because I have only a single, large paragraph.

Pretty sure what yo u want to change is the leading. From the user manual in chapter 6.
To get double-spaced text, use a high
leading. If you set
autoLeading(default "off") to
"min"(use observed leading even if
smaller than specified) or "max"(use
the larger of observed and specified)
then an attempt is made to determine
the leading on a line by line basis.
This may be useful if the lines
contain different font sizes etc.
Leading is defined earlier in chapter 2:
Interline spacing (Leading)
The vertical offset between the point
at which one line starts and where the
next starts is called the leading
offset.
So try different values of leading, for example:
style = getSampleStyleSheet()['Normal']
style.leading = 24

Add leading to ParagraphStyle
orden = ParagraphStyle('orden')
orden.leading = 14
orden.borderPadding = 10
orden.backColor=colors.gray
orden.fontSize = 14
Generate PDF
buffer = BytesIO()
p = canvas.Canvas(buffer, pagesize=letter)
text = Paragraph("TEXT Nro 0001", orden)
text.wrapOn(p,500,10)
text.drawOn(p, 45, 200)
p.showPage()
p.save()
pdf = buffer.getvalue()
buffer.close()
The result