On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettin...@gmail.com> wrote: .. > It also really calls into question whether there are good > reasons for other types to have a __str__ that is different > than their __repr__.
For strings, the distinction is very useful. In this and many other cases unifying str and repr would mean making a choice between readability and parseability. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
