[issue5876] __repr__ returning unicode doesn't work when called implicitly

[R. David Murray]

R. David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com> added the comment:

This worked in 2.4 and stopped working in 2.5.

It's not a problem in 3.x.

(2.5 is in security-fix-only mode, so I'm removing it from versions).

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components: +Interpreter Core -Extension Modules
nosy: +r.david.murray
priority:  -> normal
stage:  -> test needed
versions: +Python 2.6, Python 2.7 -Python 2.5

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