Re: str() and repr() of sequence like classes, esp. 'array' [RFC]

Guido.van.Rossum@cwi.nl
Thu, 04 Nov 1993 11:22:05 +0100

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Steven proposes that all objects have two methods: one for repr() (and
``) which returns something unambiguous, and one for str() which
returns a pleasant string to be used by the print statement. I like
the idea. It would seem to be simple to implement as well. Thanks!

--Guido van Rossum, CWI, Amsterdam <Guido.van.Rossum@cwi.nl>

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