right adjusted strings containing umlauts

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I'd like to print strings right adjusted.
( Python 2.7.3, Linux 3.4.47-2.38-desktop )

from __future__ import print_function
print( '>{0:>3}<'.format( 'a' ) )
>  a<

But if the string contains an Umlaut:
print( '>{0:>3}<'.format( 'ä' ) )
> ä<

Same with % notation:
print( '>%3s<' % ( 'a' ) )
>  a<
print( '>%3s<' % ( 'ä' ) )
> ä<

For a string with no Umlaut it uses 3 characters, but for an Umlaut
it uses only 2 characters.

I guess it has to to with unicode.
How do I get it right?


TIA
-- 
Kurt Mueller

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right adjusted strings containing umlauts Kurt Mueller <kurt.alfred.mueller@gmail.com> - 2013-08-08 16:23 +0200
  Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-08-08 14:40 +0000
    Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-08-08 16:19 +0100
  Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts jfharden@gmail.com - 2013-08-08 07:43 -0700
    Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts Kurt Mueller <kurt.alfred.mueller@gmail.com> - 2013-08-08 17:24 +0200
      Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-10 01:29 +0000
    Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2013-08-08 17:44 +0200
    Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-08-08 15:50 +0000
    Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts Kurt Mueller <kurt.alfred.mueller@gmail.com> - 2013-08-08 18:16 +0200
    Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts Kurt Mueller <kurt.alfred.mueller@gmail.com> - 2013-08-08 18:27 +0200
      Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2013-08-09 01:30 -0700
    Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2013-08-08 18:34 +0200
    Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-08-08 17:37 +0100
    Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-08-08 17:47 +0000
    Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-08-08 16:51 -0400
    Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts Kurt Mueller <kurt.alfred.mueller@gmail.com> - 2013-08-23 17:47 +0200
    Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts Kurt Mueller <kurt.alfred.mueller@gmail.com> - 2013-08-28 10:01 +0200
    Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-08-28 10:23 +0000
      Re: right adjusted strings containing umlauts kurt.alfred.mueller@gmail.com - 2013-08-28 04:17 -0700

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