2.1. String Pprint

2.1.1. Pprint

from pprint import pprint

data = [
    {'firstname': 'Mark', 'lastname': 'Watney'},
    {'firstname': 'Melissa', 'lastname': 'Lewis'},
    {'firstname': 'Rick', 'lastname': 'Martinez'},
]

pprint(data)
# [{'firstname': 'Mark', 'lastname': 'Watney'},
#  {'firstname': 'Melissa', 'lastname': 'Lewis'},
#  {'firstname': 'Rick', 'lastname': 'Martinez'}]

2.1.2. Pformat

from pprint import pformat

data = [
    {'firstname': 'Mark', 'lastname': 'Watney'},
    {'firstname': 'Melissa', 'lastname': 'Lewis'},
    {'firstname': 'Rick', 'lastname': 'Martinez'},
]

# returns formatted data
my_string = pformat(data)