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Answer 1

A:

repr() calls the __repr__() method of the object, which usually gives some information about the contents of the object if written appropriately.

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams 2010-02-23 12:09:54

Answer 2

+2 A:

Is

print my_object.__dict__

perhaps what you are looking for?

Or have a look at the standard python pretty printer for more advanced, recursive printing.

extraneon 2010-02-23 12:11:07

but don't actually name your object "object", since that has a special meaning in Python

Triptych 2010-02-23 14:25:09

@Triptych I used the term that user27... also used. But I'll correct it so people new to python won't get confused.

extraneon 2010-02-23 14:50:58

This one is exactly what I had in mind. Mea Culpa for using 'object'...

greg_robbins 2010-02-23 16:01:52

Answer 3

A:

dir(object) will give you all its attribute names.

Daniel Roseman 2010-02-23 12:11:10

Answer 4

A:

I'd use the pprint module if you want it to be nicely formatted:

import pprint
obj = {'a':1, 'b':2}
pprint.pprint(obj)

Triptych 2010-02-23 14:23:12

print_r functionality in iPython