Oleg Broytmann wrote: > Do I understand it right that str(objects) calls repr() on items to > properly quote strings? (str([1, '1']) must give "[1, '1']" as the result). > Is it the only reason?
In the case of strings, yes. More generally, there can be any kind of object in the list, and repr(x) is more likely to give an unambiguous idea of what x is than str(x) when it's embedded in a comma- separated list. Python has no way of guessing the most appropriate way to display your list of objects when you use str(), so it doesn't try. You have to tell it by writing code to do what you want. -- Greg _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
