@staticmethod
def _fixed(val, width):
    """
        Returns the passed value string right-padded with 'width'

        :param val:   The string to pad
        :param width: The desired width

        :return: The right-padded string. E.g. fixed("XYZ", 10)
        returns: "XYZ       "
        """
    return (val + ' ' * width)[0:width]
