Python is DOOMED! Again!

[Ethan Furman]

On 01/31/2015 07:16 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> 
> But by default, Python will fallback on __repr__ if __str__ doesn't exist,
> or __str__ if __repr__ doesn't exist, or both. Or something. (I always
> forget what the rules are exactly.)

If __str__ is missing, __repr__ is called.

If __repr__ is missing, object.__repr__ (or some intermediate base class' __repr__) is called.

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~Ethan~

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