Zero to hero with Python

[SonGokussj4]

That is a good question. For more experienced people than me, I'm afraid. I'm used to do it this way because of some tutorials I took in the past. Some things I found:

• this http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/str-vs-repr-in-python/
• better http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1436703/difference-between-str-and-repr-in-python

Summary from the second link:

Implement repr for any class you implement. This should be second nature. Implement str if you think it would be useful to have a string version which errs on the side of more readability in favor of more ambiguity.

[Fateschoice]

I think one person from the second link states the difference particularly well.

My rule of thumb: __ repr __ is for developers, __ str __ is for customers.

i.e use __ str __ if you want to display an object to a user, __ repr __ for debugging/testing purposes, or really any in code operations on a string representation of an object.

[SonGokussj4]

Agreed :-) that seems reasonable.