Purpose of __repr__ method?

python

Solution

`__repr__` should return a printable representation of the object, most likely one of the ways possible to create this object. See official documentation here. `__repr__` is more for developers while `__str__` is for end users.

A simple example:

>>> class Point:
...     def __init__(self, x, y):
...             self.x, self.y = x, y
...     def __repr__(self):
...             cls = self.__class__.__name__
...             return f'{cls}(x={self.x!r}, y={self.y!r})'
>>> p = Point(1, 2)
>>> p
Point(x=1, y=2)

Problem

``` def __repr__(self): return '<%s %s (%s:%s) %s>' % ( self.__class__.__name__, self.urlconf_name, self.app_name, self.namespace, self.regex.pattern) ``` What is the significance/purpose of this method?

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