Tino Wildenhain wrote: > Neal Becker wrote: > ... >>>> So if __str__ is "meant for human eyes", then why isn't print using it! >>> it is: >>> >>> > print x >>> str >>> >>> but dict just uses repr() for all its childs to print. >>> >>> T. >> That makes no sense to me. If I call 'print' on a container, why >> wouldn't it recursively print on the contained objects? Since print >> means call str, printing a container should recursively call str on the >> objects. > > Every class is free on how to best implement __str__, you will find > the same behavior on tuple and list as well. > > Maybe its discussable to change the implementation sensibly, best if you > would come with a proposal? Perhaps pprint.pprint is a starting point? > > Regards > Tino
First, I'd like to know if there is a rationale for the current design. Am I correct in thinking this is a defect? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
