Add remaining bar character

Author: Olivier Brunel

ProgressBar.py

@@ -3,28 +3,28 @@
 # TO USE IN YOUR CODE
 #from folder.ProgressBar import ProgressBar
 
+# Class: ProgressBar
+# Role: Set progress bar parameters and define its printing functions
 class ProgressBar:
   def __init__(self,
               pretext=r"", # Text to print before the bar
               progresschar=r"█", # Character to show progress
+              remainingbarchar=r" ", # Character to fill the remaining bar with
               loadingchars=r"█▓▒░▒▓", # Last character of bar moving as bar loads (moves even if no progress)
-              startendchar=r"||", # Characters going around the bar
+              startendchar=r"||", # The two characters going around the bar
               barwidth=int(os.get_terminal_size().columns/2), # Length of the bar in characters (does not include what's around the bar)
               displaypercentage=False, # Show percentage as well or not
               displaycount=False # Show count as well or not
               ):
     self.pretext = str(pretext)
     self.progresschar = str(progresschar)
+    self.remainingbarchar = str(remainingbarchar)
     self.loadingchars = loadingchars
     self.startendchar = str(startendchar)
     self.barwidth = int(barwidth)
     self.displaypercentage = displaypercentage
     self.displaycount = displaycount
 
-    # loadingchars ideas
-    # characters = "-/|\"
-    # characters = ["-_="]
-
     # Private
     self.loadingcharsindex = 0
     self.firstprint = True
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def print(self,number,max):
       self.loadingcharsindex = (self.loadingcharsindex+1) % len(self.loadingchars)
       remainingbar -= 1
     #Add remaining gap
-    barstring += remainingbar*" "
+    barstring += remainingbar*self.remainingbarchar
     #End char
     if self.startendchar:
       if len(self.startendchar) >= 2:

README.md

@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ for i in range(0,max)
 You can give the following optional arguments to the ProgressBar constructor:
 - pretext: Text to print before the bar (default "")
 - progresschar: Character to show progress (default '█')
+- remainingbarchar: Character to fill the remaining bar with (default ' ')
 - loadingchars: Last character of bar moving as bar loads (moves even if no progress) (default "█▓▒░▒▓")
-- startendchar: Characters going around the bar (default "||")
+- startendchar: The two characters going around the bar (default "||")
 - barwidth: Length of the bar in characters (does not include optionally printed pretext, progresschar, percentage and count) (default terminal width/2)
 - displaypercentage: Show percentage as well or not (default False)
 - displaycount: Show count as well or not (default False)