Python repr() Function

Returns a printable representation of the given object.

Syntax

Python
repr(object)

Parameters

ParameterDescription
object Required. The object to be represented as a string

Example

Python
numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
printable = repr(numbers)
print(printable)

Output

[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Notes

Many built in types already implement the _repr__() function so the output is the same wether one uses, in the example above, print(numbers) or print(repr(numbers)). Classes will print a representation of the class:

Example

Python
class MyClass():
    pass

print(repr(MyClass()))
Output: 
<__main__.MyClass object at 0x000001C42C271A08>

You can implement your own __repr__() function to change the representation that is printed:

Example

Python
class MyClass():
def __repr__(self):
return 'This is MyClass' 

print(repr(MyClass()))
Output: 
This is MyClass