>>> results = d._qformat('\tabcDefghiJkl\n', '\tabcdefGhijkl\n', ... ' ^ ^ ^ ', ' ^ ^ ^ ') >>> for line in results: print(repr(line)) ... '- \tabcDefghiJkl\n' '? \t ^ ^ ^\n' '+ \tabcdefGhijkl\n' '? \t ^ ^ ^\n' ú