On 12 February 2010 04:07, Jonathan Lange <[email protected]> wrote: >> 1. The default repr is unique. Should we try and preserve that? > > As a rule of thumb, I try to have repr(a) == repr(b) <==> (a == b), > rather than (a is b). I don't know if that's standard or helps.
My rule of thumb is that the repr should be useful in debugging. If you are likely to see stacktraces and need to know if the objects are the same then make the repr show that. If they have many minor fields but also one well-defined identity (like a Repository(url)) then the most useful thing is to show just the most important part. >> 2. Is there a style guide for repr? > > I don't know. Reckon we need one? We have http://doc.bazaar.canonical.com/bzr.dev/developers/HACKING.html#object-string-representations if you want to borrow it. -- Martin <http://launchpad.net/~mbp/> _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-dev Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-dev More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
