Understanding __str__ and __repr__ in Python's datetime.date
This short tutorial demonstrates how Python's datetime.date object displays differently with __str__ for a readable date string and __repr__ for an unambiguous constructor representation, showing the interpreter’s default use of __repr__ when inspecting objects.
Understanding __str__ and __repr__ in Python's datetime.date
>> import datetime
>>> today = datetime.date.today()
# __str__ result should be readable:
>>> str(today)
'2017-02-02'
# __repr__ result should be explicit:
>>> repr(today)
'datetime.date(2017, 2, 2)'
# Python interpreter uses __repr__ to inspect objects:
>>> today
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