title: formatting string output with linebreaks and tabs in Python?
body: <p>Im trying to extract some data from a large batch of files and convert them to a specific (JSON) format for importing into a database using Django Fixtures</p>
  
  <p>I've been able to get this far:</p>
  
  <p>'{    {\n        "pk":2,\n        "model": trials.conditions,\n        "fields": {\n            "trial_id": NCT00109798,\n            "keyword": Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors,\n        }{\n        "pk":3,\n        "model": trials.conditions,\n        "fields": {\n            "trial_id": NCT00109798,\n            "keyword": Lymphoma,\n        }{\n        "pk": 2,\n        "model": trials.criteria,\n        "fields": {\n            "trial_id":  NCT00109798,\n            "gender": Both,\n            "minimum_age": 18 Years,\n            "maximum_age": N/A,\n            "healthy_volunteers": No,\n            "textblock": ,\n        }\n\t\t"pk":2,\n\t\t"model": trials.keyword,\n\t\t"fields": {\n\t\t"trial_id": NCT00109798,\n\t\t"keyword": primary central nervous system non-Hodgkin lymphoma,\n\t\t}\n\t\t</p>
  
  <p>...many lines later.....</p>
  
  <p>After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every\n      4 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months for 3 years.\n\n      PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 6-25 patients will be accrued for this study.\n    ,\n        "overall_status": Recruiting,\n        "phase": Phase 2,\n        "enrollment": 25,\n        "study_type": Interventional,\n        "condition": 2,3,\n        "criteria":  1,\n        "overall_contact": testdata,\n        "location":  4,\n        "lastchanged_date": March 31, 2010,\n        "firstreceived_date": May 3, 2005,\n        "keyword": 2,3,\n        "condition_mesh": ,\n    }\n    \n    {\n    "pk": testdata,\n    "model": trials.contact,\n    "fields": {\n        "trial_id": NCT00109798,\n        "last_name": Pamela Z. New, MD,\n        "phone": ,\n        "email": ,\n    }}'</p>
  
  <p>The output actually needs to look like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{
      "pk": trial_id,
      "model": trials.trial,
      "fields": {
              "trial_id": trial_id,
              "brief_title": brief_title,
              "official_title": official_title,
              "brief_summary": brief_summary,
              "detailed_Description": detailed_description,
              "overall_status": overall_status,
              "phase": phase,
              "enrollment": enrollment,
              "study_type": study_type,
              "condition": _______________,
              "elligibility": elligibility,
              "criteria": ______________,
              "overall_contact": _______________,
              "location": ___________,
              "lastchanged_date": lastchanged_date,
              "firstreceived_date": firstreceived_date,
              "keyword": __________,
              "condition_mesh": condition_mesh,
      }
  
      "pk": null,
      "model": trials.locations,
      "fields": {
             "trials_id": trials_id,
             "facility": facility,
             "city": city,
             "state": state,
             "zip": zip,
             "country": country,
      }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Any advice would be much appreciated.</p>