__str__ vs. __repr__

[Jim Althoff]

I agree with Neel.  The interactive interpreter is an incredibly
powerful tool for learning Python and for developing code.
And with JPython, it is a wonderful, powerful tool
for learning the Java APIs as well.

Jim



At 01:17 AM 11/10/99 +0000, Neel Krishnaswami wrote:
>Emile van Sebille <emile at fenx.com> wrote:
> >
> >It seems to me that issues arise when using the interactive interpreter.
> >I suspect that little useful work is done in this mode, and is used
> >predominately for quick testing while creating python programs.
>
>I'd like to politely disagree . Combined with Tim Peters and Barry
>Warsaw's emacs py-mode, Python's interactive mode is the single most
>useful feature of the language for me. With it, I can test each and
>every method, loop, and statement as I code. This does wonders for my
>understanding of my code. And not incidentally, reliability goes way
>up as well.
>
>I learned Perl before Python, but my Python skill surpassed my Perl
>skill after a much smaller time investment. I lay this pretty much
>wholely at the feet of the interactive interpreter -- I could find out
>the answers to puzzles without a tedious edit-save-run cycle.
>
>
>Neel
>
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