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Re: class print method...

Date 2011-12-05 02:48 -0500
From Dave Angel <d@davea.name>
Subject Re: class print method...
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On 12/05/2011 02:11 AM, Suresh Sharma wrote:
> Hello All,
> I am new to python and i have stuck up on a particular issue with classes,
> i understand this might be a very dumb question but please help me out.
>
> I have created two classes and whenever i try to print the objects i get
> this message but not the data,  __main__.cards instance at ****(memory
> location) i even tried using __str__ but calling it also produces the same
> result. Can anyone please help me how to get my objects printed. I googled
> a lot but could not find anything relevant.
>
> thanks in advance
>
> regards
> suresh
>
You were close, but you have it backward.  You don't call __str__() to 
print an object, you implement __str__() in your object.

If you write a class without also writing __str__(), then print won't 
know what to do with it.

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DaveA

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