def output_format(my_list, my_str):
 print '\n\n'
 print ('#' * 3)
 print (('#' * 3) + my_str)
 print ('#' * 3)
 pprint(my_list)

def output_format ( my_list , my_str ) : print '\n\n' print ( '#' * 3 ) print ( ( '#' * 3 ) + my_str ) print ( '#' * 3 ) pprint ( my_list )
make the output format easier to read .