def repr_dict(dict_obj):
    """Human readable repr for a dictonary object. Turns a dict into a newline delimited
    string. Intended use is for loading up sample specifications into the starting buffer of an editor

    :param dict_obj: type dict dictionary to format"""
    res = ''
    for k, v in dict_obj.iteritems():
        res += '{0:<12} {1:>8}\n'.format(k + ':', v)
    return res