[REQUEST] prevent expansion of certain columns

I’d like to be able to expand certain columns and keep others at a fixed width. This is possible right by now by setting expand=True on the table and setting ratio=1 (?) in the columns that can be expanded (see this discussion):

from rich.table import Table
from rich.text import Text
from rich import print


t = Table(box=None, padding=0, expand=True)
t.add_column(Text("x", justify="left"), justify="right", ratio=1)
t.add_column(Text("y", justify="left"), justify="right")
t.add_row("12", "12")
t.add_row("1234", "1234")

print(t)

x                                     y   
                                    12  12
                                  12341234

This is a little weird. A better API would be to have an expand attribute in each column that overrides the table’s expand.

[willmcgugan]

The default is to fit the content, which means the column width can’t grow beyond the widest cell. It will only grow if you assign a proportion of the excess space via ratio.

Setting expand on the Table expands the table width, but it will still try to respect the existing column rules.

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