[Python-ideas] Dunder method to make object str-like

[Random832]

On Thu, Apr 7, 2016, at 09:41, Paul Moore wrote:
> On 7 April 2016 at 14:04, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Proposal: Objects should be allowed to declare that they are
> > "string-like" by creating a dunder method (analogously to __index__
> > for integers) which implies a loss-less conversion to str.
> 
> What would this be used for? Other than Path, what types would be
> viable candidates for being "string like"? I can't think of a use case
> for this feature.

How about ASCII bytes strings? ;)

> For that matter, what constitutes a "lossless conversion to str"?

What's __index__ for?