[issue34815] Change Py_Ellipse __str__ behavior.

tom.r added the comment: That's understandable. Thanks for considering it, closing the patch. -- stage: patch review -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___

[issue34815] Change Py_Ellipse __str__ behavior.

Guido van Rossum added the comment: I'm against this. The str() and repr() of Ellipsis are 'Ellipsis' for a reason: to remind the user that this is "just" an object, not a piece of special syntax. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue34815] Change Py_Ellipse __str__ behavior.

tom.r added the comment: Yes. I wanted to change just __str__ because the string value of an Ellipsis should be, well, an ellipsis. The __repr__ representation helps distinguish between recursion and an ellipsis object, so that's fine the way it is. -- __

[issue34815] Change Py_Ellipse __str__ behavior.

Serhiy Storchaka added the comment: Are you aware that changing just __str__ will not change the result of repr(), so that nested Ellipsis and Ellipsis in REPL will be still represented by name? >>> print(...) ... >>> print([...]) [Ellipsis] >>> ... Ellipsis But changing also __repr__ will c

[issue34815] Change Py_Ellipse __str__ behavior.

tom.r added the comment: Frankly, because it bothered me that ``...`` evaluates to ``Ellipsis`` but that ``Ellipsis`` could never print as ``...``. -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue34815] Change Py_Ellipse __str__ behavior.

Karthikeyan Singaravelan added the comment: Thanks for the PR but this seems to be backwards incompatible though I don't know if anyone depends on this and I am curious about the reason to change. Since this was added in e449af7da94 (1996) and I am not sure if this needs to be changed though

[issue34815] Change Py_Ellipse __str__ behavior.

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[issue34815] Change Py_Ellipse __str__ behavior.

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[issue34815] Change Py_Ellipse __str__ behavior.

New submission from tom.r : Added ellipsis_str function to Objects/sliceobject.c such that str(Ellipsis)=='...'. -- components: Interpreter Core files: sliceobject.c messages: 326522 nosy: photofone priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Change Py_Ellipse __str__ behavio