box.py

def boxtext(msg):
        lines = msg.split("\n")
        width = len(max(lines, key=len))+4
        topline = u"\u2554" + u"\u2550"*width + u"\u2557"+"\n"
        side = u"\u2551"
        bottom = u"\u255a"+ u"\u2550"*width + u"\u255d"+"\n"
        box = topline
        for l in lines:
                if len(l)<2:
                        continue
                pad = (width - len(l))/2
                box += side
                box += " "*pad
                box += l
                if (len(l) % 2) > 0:
                        box += " " * pad
                else:
                        box += " " * (pad+1)
                box += side + "\n"
        box += bottom
        return box

output

╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.         ║
║  Suspendisse sed magna auctor justo dapibus lacinia in interdum purus.  ║
║     Cras ut elit porttitor purus commodo sollicitudin at id metus.      ║
║     Vestibulum vehicula sem non nibh cursus rutrum. Nulla nec felis     ║
║    gravida ante cursus placerat a vel odio. In quis nulla tristique     ║
║     odio tristique porttitor sit amet a enim. Etiam turpis purus,       ║
║  laoreet vitae mattis quis, suscipit mattis ante. Duis ac felis dolor.  ║
║                    In hac habitasse platea dictumst.                    ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

// On a console there is no gap on the sides...

Hello, jfinstrom. I'm using this app for one program. I can't find out the way to center the box in the console. Could you help me? Thanks.