environment/lib/python2.7/site-packages/IPython/utils/text.py
def marquee(txt='',width=78,mark='*'):
    """Return the input string centered in a 'marquee'.

    :Examples:

        In [16]: marquee('A test',40)
        Out[16]: '**************** A test ****************'

        In [17]: marquee('A test',40,'-')
        Out[17]: '---------------- A test ----------------'

        In [18]: marquee('A test',40,' ')
        Out[18]: '                 A test                 '

    """
    if not txt:
        return (mark*width)[:width]
    nmark = (width-len(txt)-2)//len(mark)//2
    if nmark < 0: nmark =0
    marks = mark*nmark
    return '%s %s %s' % (marks,txt,marks)
def marquee(txt='',width=78,mark='*'):
    """Return the input string centered in a 'marquee'.

    :Examples:

        In [16]: marquee('A test',40)
        Out[16]: '**************** A test ****************'

        In [17]: marquee('A test',40,'-')
        Out[17]: '---------------- A test ----------------'

        In [18]: marquee('A test',40,' ')
        Out[18]: '                 A test                 '

    """
    if not txt:
        return (mark*width)[:width]
    nmark = (width-len(txt)-2)//len(mark)//2
    if nmark < 0: nmark =0
    marks = mark*nmark
    return '%s %s %s' % (marks,txt,marks)
Return the input string centered in a 'marquee'.

    :Examples:

        In [16]: marquee('A test',40)
        Out[16]: '**************** A test ****************'

        In [17]: marquee('A test',40,'-')
        Out[17]: '---------------- A test ----------------'

        In [18]: marquee('A test',40,' ')
        Out[18]: '                 A test                 '