code: def writecc (listoflists,file,writetype='w',extra=2):
      
      if type(listoflists[0]) not in [ListType,TupleType]:
          listoflists = [listoflists]
      outfile = open(file,writetype)
      rowstokill = []
      list2print = copy.deepcopy(listoflists)
      for i in range(len(listoflists)):
          if listoflists[i] == ['\n'] or listoflists[i]=='\n' or listoflists[i]=='dashes':
              rowstokill = rowstokill + [i]
      rowstokill.reverse()
      for row in rowstokill:
          del list2print[row]
      maxsize = [0]*len(list2print[0])
      for col in range(len(list2print[0])):
          items = pstat.colex(list2print,col)
          items = [pstat.makestr(_) for _ in items]
          maxsize[col] = max(map(len,items)) + extra
      for row in listoflists:
          if row == ['\n'] or row == '\n':
              outfile.write('\n')
          elif row == ['dashes'] or row == 'dashes':
              dashes = [0]*len(maxsize)
              for j in range(len(maxsize)):
                  dashes[j] = '-'*(maxsize[j]-2)
              outfile.write(pstat.lineincustcols(dashes,maxsize))
          else:
              outfile.write(pstat.lineincustcols(row,maxsize))
          outfile.write('\n')
      outfile.close()
      return None
docs: Writes a list of lists to a file in columns, customized by the max
  size of items within the columns (max size of items in col, +2 characters)
  to specified file.  File-overwrite is the default.
  
  Usage:   writecc (listoflists,file,writetype='w',extra=2)
  Returns: None