Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > What's wrong with just > > str(0.3) > > that's what "print" invokes, whereas the interpreter prompt is using > > repr(0.3) >
No, print invokes the tp_print slot of the float type. Some core types have a special handler for print. The tp_print slot is not available from Python code and most people don't know about it. :] Christian -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list