Python textwrap Library - How to Preserve Line Breaks?

Question

When using Python\'s textwrap library, how can I turn this:

short line,

long line xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
         


        

Answer 1

How about wrap only lines longer then 90 characters?

new_body = ""
lines = body.split("\n")

for line in lines:
    if len(line) > 90:
        w = textwrap.TextWrapper(width=90, break_long_words=False)
        line = '\n'.join(w.wrap(line))

    new_body += line + "\n"