import sys
# open file
try:
file = open( "test.txt", "r" )
except IOError:
print >> sys.stderr, "File could not be opened"
sys.exit( 1 )
records = file.readlines() # retrieve list of lines in file
print "Account".ljust( 10 ),
print "Name".ljust( 10 ),
print "Balance".rjust( 10 )
for record in records: # format each line
fields = record.split()
print fields[ 0 ].ljust( 10 ),
print fields[ 1 ].ljust( 10 ),
print fields[ 2 ].rjust( 10 )
file.close()