On 18 Nov 2005 14:05:05 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > __repr__ almost always only prints a summary of it's > object, not the detailed internal structure that I want to > see. When it prints values, that are not pretty-printed, > nor are the objects that constitute the value printed > recursively. > > Writing my own __repr__() is emphatically what I don't > want to do! That is no better than debugging by inserting > print statements, a technique from the 1980's. >
It's still a good idea, though > I am surprised (err, astounded actually) that a basic > tool like this isn't available. Besides debugging, I would > think it would be very helpful to people leaning python. > All of this functionality is intrinsically available within Python - it's a dynamic language and you can easily inspect an object directly to see what it looks like. Try (pretty) printing the objects __dict__ or __slots__. > Perhaps one of the Python IDEs contains something > like this I could extract from it but I was hoping to shortcut > what will be a time consuming search. > wxPython includes a graphical shell & namespace browser which you may find useful. > Ben Finney wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Is there a function/class/module/whatever I can use to look at > > > objects? > > > > The repr() function is what you want. > > > > > I want something that will print the object's value (if any) in > > > pretty-printed form, and list all it's attributes and their values. > > > And do all that recursively. > > > > The repr() function returns what the object's __repr__ method returns. > > You'll notice that the builtin container types (string, set, list, > > dict, ...) will show the values of their referred objects also. > > > > Define the __repr__ method on your classes so that they show whatever > > information you think is useful for debugging. > > > > -- > > \ "If you go flying back through time and you see somebody else | > > `\ flying forward into the future, it's probably best to avoid eye | > > _o__) contact." -- Jack Handey | > > Ben Finney > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
