[Python-ideas] Fwd: Re: Unambiguous repr for recursive objects

[Wes Turner]

So,
Would I be correct in that, because of this regression in __repr__ behavior
(elipsis instead of total information) from 2.x to 3.x, any tests that
string compare __repr__ are now off?
On Dec 26, 2015 11:37 AM, "Guido van Rossum" <guido at python.org> wrote:

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> I disagree. We should not take this guideline too literally. The dots are
> easily understood and nobody has been fooled by a list containing an
> ellipsis yet. (Also, isn't the repr of an ellipsis the string 'Ellipsis'?)
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