On Jun 10, 10:19 am, Amit Dor-Shifer <ami...@oversi.com> wrote: > Hi all. > > I'd like to print-out a dictionary of objects. The printed values are > references. How Do I print the actual objects. > > class MyClass: > def __str__(self): > return str(self.__dict__) > > if __name__ == '__main__': > dict = dict() > classA = MyClass() > setattr(classA, "attr-1", "val-1") > > dict['a']= classA > print classA > ''' Desired output: {'attr-1': 'val-1'}''' > print dict > ''' Actual output: {'a': <__main__.MyClass instance at 0x79cfc8>}''' > > Thanks, > Amit
class MyClass: def __repr__(self): # <--- see http://docs.python.org/library/functions.html#repr return str(self.__dict__) HTH, Jeff mcjeff.blogspot.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list