Feb 5, 2017 · Python changed the text representation of type objects between python 2 (Types are written like this: <type 'int'>.) and python 3 (Types are written like this: <class 'int'>.).

Both str() and repr() have the same basic job: their goal is to return a string representation of a Python object. What kind of string representation is what differentiates them.

Jul 8, 2010 · I wouldn't use repr (myvariable) - it often returns information about class type, memory address etc. It's more useful for debugging. Use str (myvariable) for conversion to …

I am trying to subclass str object, and add couple of methods to it. My main purpose is to learn how to do it. Where I am stuck is, am I supposed to subclass string in a metaclass, and create …

In Python, the object class serves as the root superclass for all the (new-style) classes. By default at least, applying str and repr to the "class instance" of any subclass of object produces the...

Nov 6, 2015 · In Java, I can override the toString() method of my class. Then Java's print function prints the string representation of the object defined by its toString(). Is there a Python …

Dec 2, 2014 · Nor does basestring (str 's base class). __init__ is inherited directly from object and that one accepts any number of arguments. On the contrary __new__ method is really …

Jul 24, 2009 · Given a string as user input to a Python function, I'd like to get a class object out of it if there's a class with that name in the currently defined namespace. Essentially, I want the …

Oct 29, 2019 · Formatted string literals, str.format (), and format () will use the mixed-in type’s format () unless str () or format () is overridden in the subclass, in which case the overridden …

See How to print instances of a class using print ()? for the corresponding question about instances of the class. In fact, this question is really a special case of that one - because in …