Python String Conversion 101: Why Every Class Needs a “repr”

By Dan Bader — Get free updates of new posts here. How and why to implement Python “to string” conversion in your own classes using Python’s “repr” and “str” mechanisms and associated coding conventions. When you define a custom class in Python and then try to print one of its instances to the console (or inspect it in an interpreter session), you get a relatively unsatisfying result. The default “to string” conversion behavior is basic and lacks detail:

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