docs: def shortentext(text, minlength, placeholder='...'):
      """
      Shorten some text by replacing the last part with a placeholder (such as '...')
  
      :type text: string
      :param text: The text to shorten
  
      :type minlength: integer
      :param minlength: The minimum length before a shortening will occur
  
      :type placeholder: string
      :param placeholder: The text to append after removing protruding text.
      """
  
      return textwrap.shorten(text, minlength, placeholder=str(placeholder))