[Python-Dev] Proposal: make float.__str__ identical to float__repr__ in Python 3.2

[Terry Reedy]

On 7/29/2010 4:30 PM, Mark Dickinson wrote:

>
> As you say, it's just one less surprise, and one less thing to
> explain: a small shrinkage of the mental footprint of the language.

With this change, I believe the only difference between str(ob) and 
repr(ob) will be the addition of quotes. If so, perhaps this could be 
noted in the repr entry.

Terry Jan Reedy