equivalent to Java's toString()?

[Michael Geary]

Gabriel Cooper wrote:
> What is the python equivalent to java's toString()?
>
> When debugging I want to be able to basically be able to do this:
>
>     print MyObjectInstance
>
> or
>     print str(MyObjectInstance)
>
> and have it print out formatted output along the lines of:
>
>     Object properties: Red=0 Yellow=0 Blue=255

Define a __str__ method in your class. It works just like toString() in Java
and JavaScript:

>>> class MyTest( object ):
...     def __str__( self ):
...         return 'My Test!'
...
>>> test = MyTest()
>>> print test
My Test!
>>>

Also see __repr__ for a related method.

-Mike