[Python-Dev] __str__ vs. __unicode__

[Walter Dörwald]

__str__ and __unicode__ seem to behave differently. A __str__
overwrite in a str subclass is used when calling str(), a __unicode__
overwrite in a unicode subclass is *not* used when calling unicode():

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class str2(str):
     def __str__(self):
         return "foo"

x = str2("bar")
print str(x)

class unicode2(unicode):
     def __unicode__(self):
         return u"foo"

x = unicode2(u"bar")
print unicode(x)
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This outputs:
foo
bar

IMHO this should be fixed so that __unicode__() is used in the
second case too.

Bye,
    Walter Dörwald