Python – Difference between str and repr

Posted on March 21, 2021 by

Vitosh Posted in Python

__repr__ and __str__ dunders are quite similar in Python.

If you need a quick summary of these 2, then these 3 points will be enough:

__repr__ dunder presents the class object, whenever it is called by the terminal
__str__ dunder presents the object, when it is printed
If a __str__ dunder does not exist in the class object, and it is printed, then the __repr__ is taken. Thus, if you only have time to write one, write the __repr__ one.

The code, used for the FootballPlayer() class is this one:

class FootballPlayer:
    def __init__(self, name, number):
        self.name = name
        self.number = number

    def __str__(self):
        return f'Football player named {self.name} with number {self.number} on the jersey.'

    def __repr__(self):
        return f'My name is {self.name}, pleased to meet you!'

class FootballPlayer:

def __init__(self, name, number):

self.name = name

self.number = number

def __str__(self):

return f'Football player named {self.name} with number {self.number} on the jersey.'

def __repr__(self):

return f'My name is {self.name}, pleased to meet you!'

Enjoy!

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Python – Difference between __str__ and __repr__

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