Beyond __str__ and __repr__? (Was Re: Python doesn't know how to do math?)

[Erik Max Francis]

Huaiyu Zhu wrote:

> It appears that another display level is needed, somewhat between repr
> and
> str.  Let's call it 'disp' here.  It is intended to be used for
> display in a
> controlled way, esp for nested structures.

Just derive a new class and override __str__ and/or __repr__ to do what
you want.

Adding _another_ stringifying builtin function doesn't seem anywhere
near worth it.

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