> I have pondered it many times, although usually in the form "Why do we > need both str and repr?"
Here's an idea: considering python objects are "stateful". Make a general, state-query operator: "?". Then the distinction is clear. >>> ?"This is a string" #Returns the contents of the string This is a string Then repr() is clearly the object "as it is" -- unstripped; i.e., not just it's state (or contents, or whatever). -- MarkJ Tacoma, Washington _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
