def banner(text, ch='=', length=78):
    """Return a banner line centering the given text.
    
        "text" is the text to show in the banner. None can be given to have
            no text.
        "ch" (optional, default '=') is the banner line character (can
            also be a short string to repeat).
        "length" (optional, default 78) is the length of banner to make.

    Examples:
        >>> banner("Peggy Sue")
        '================================= Peggy Sue =================================='
        >>> banner("Peggy Sue", ch='-', length=50)
        '------------------- Peggy Sue --------------------'
        >>> banner("Pretty pretty pretty pretty Peggy Sue", length=40)
        'Pretty pretty pretty pretty Peggy Sue'
    """
    if text is None:
        return ch * length
    elif len(text) + 2 + len(ch)*2 > length:
        # Not enough space for even one line char (plus space) around text.
        return text
    else:
        remain = length - (len(text) + 2)
        prefix_len = remain / 2
        suffix_len = remain - prefix_len
        if len(ch) == 1:
            prefix = ch * prefix_len
            suffix = ch * suffix_len
        else:
            prefix = ch * (prefix_len/len(ch)) + ch[:prefix_len%len(ch)]
            suffix = ch * (suffix_len/len(ch)) + ch[:suffix_len%len(ch)]
        return prefix + ' ' + text + ' ' + suffix
Return a banner line centering the given text.
    
        "text" is the text to show in the banner. None can be given to have
            no text.
        "ch" (optional, default '=') is the banner line character (can
            also be a short string to repeat).
        "length" (optional, default 78) is the length of banner to make.

    Examples:
        >>> banner("Peggy Sue")
        '================================= Peggy Sue =================================='
        >>> banner("Peggy Sue", ch='-', length=50)
        '------------------- Peggy Sue --------------------'
        >>> banner("Pretty pretty pretty pretty Peggy Sue", length=40)
        'Pretty pretty pretty pretty Peggy Sue'
    
recipes/Python/306863_printing_a_bannertitle_line/recipe-306863.py