old_contents: __author__ = 'andrey'
  
  
  def print_stats(items):
      print("\n%-50s (%02d)" % (items[0].__class__.__name__ + "s", len(items)))
      for t in set(i.type for i in items):
          print("\ttype: %-35s  (%02d)" % (t, len([1 for i in items if i.type == t])))
  
new_contents: __author__ = 'andrey'
  
  
  def print_stats(items):
      print("\n%-50s (%02d)" % (items[0].__class__.__name__ + "s", len(items)))
      for t in set(i.type for i in items):
          print("\ttype: %-35s  (%02d)" % (t, len([1 for i in items if i.type == t])))
  
  
  def print_metadata_table(section):
      import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
      columns = ['Name', 'Value', 'Unit']
      cell_text = []
      for p in section.items():
          for i, v in enumerate(p[1].values):
              value = str(v.value)
              if len(value) > 30:
                  value = value[:30] + '...'
              if i == 0:
                  row_data = [p[0], value, p[1].unit if p[1].unit else '-']
              else:
                  row_data = [p[0], value, p[1].unit if p[1].unit else '-']
  
              cell_text.append(row_data)
      if len(cell_text) > 0:
          nrows, ncols = len(cell_text)+1, len(columns)
          hcell, wcell = 1., 5.
          hpad, wpad = 0.5, 0    
          fig = plt.figure(figsize=(ncols*wcell+wpad, nrows*hcell+hpad))
          ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
          ax.axis('off')
          the_table = ax.table(cellText=cell_text,
                                 colLabels=columns, 
                                 loc='center')
          for cell in the_table.get_children():
              cell.set_height(.075)
              cell.set_fontsize(12)
                          
      #ax.set_title(section.name, fontsize=12)
      return fig
  
subject: add print_metadata_table to util/notebook.py