12.15. OOP Stringify About

  • str()

  • repr()

Setup:

>>> import datetime
>>>
>>> date = datetime.date(1961, 4, 12)

12.15.1. Str

  • str(obj) -> obj.__str__()

  • print(obj) -> str(obj) -> obj.__str__()

>>> str(date)
'1961-04-12'

>>> print(date)
1961-04-12

12.15.2. Repr

  • repr(obj) -> obj.__repr__()

  • obj -> repr(obj) -> obj.__repr__()

>>> repr(date)
'datetime.date(1961, 4, 12)'

>>> date
datetime.date(1961, 4, 12)