how to use __str__ and __repr__?

[Jim Newton]

wow that works...

     def __repr__(self):
         middle = " ".join( [ str(substr) for substr in self])
         return "( " + middle + " )"

thanks
-jim


Carl Banks wrote:
> Carl Banks wrote:
> 
>>
>>Jim Newton wrote:
>>
>>>hmm, even when i change it to calling str() rather than __str__()
>>>it does not work.
>>>
>>>class another:
>>>       pass
>>>
>>>print another() # works
>>>another().str() # does not work
>>>
>>>does anyone know why?
>>
>>str is a function, not a method.
> 
> 
> (Ok, it's actually a type object.)
> 
>