Re: [Python-ideas] Changing str(someclass) to return only the class name

On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:10:28 -0700 Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> wrote:

Guido van Rossum wrote:

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In my view, str() and repr() are both for human consumption

I was under the impression that repr() was for eval consumption (when possible).

Only for basic types. repr() is generally not eval()-able. Regards Antoine.