On Dec 13, 2007 4:14 PM, Christopher Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm not up on the details of this specific issue, but in general, the > idea that: > > __repr__ is precise and complete > __str__ is pretty and readable > > is a good one +1 For a while I've toyed with the idea of adding an option to ipython so the output prompts could use str() instead of repr(), so users who *deliberately* want to switch, aware of the potential conflicts, do so. It's easy and I'm about to get on a plane, so I might code it in if I can. Cheers, f ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel