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Regression in repr() of class object #71685
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| BPO | 27498 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @gvanrossum, @rhettinger, @ned-deily, @ethanfurman, @serhiy-storchaka, @kushaldas, @timgraham, @Vgr255 |
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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2016-07-14.04:13:42.855>
created_at = <Date 2016-07-12.15:54:02.015>
labels = ['release-blocker']
title = 'Regression in repr() of class object'
updated_at = <Date 2021-08-18.05:20:52.357>
user = 'https://github.com/gvanrossum'bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-08-18.05:20:52.357>
actor = 'ned.deily'
assignee = 'none'
closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2016-07-14.04:13:42.855>
closer = 'python-dev'
components = []
creation = <Date 2016-07-12.15:54:02.015>
creator = 'gvanrossum'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 27498
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['270251', '270259', '270361']
nosy_count = 9.0
nosy_names = ['gvanrossum', 'rhettinger', 'ned.deily', 'ethan.furman', 'python-dev', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'kushal.das', 'Tim.Graham', 'abarry']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'release blocker'
resolution = 'fixed'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue27498'
versions = ['Python 3.6']
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gvanrossum commentedon Jul 12, 2016
In Python 3.6, the repr() of a class includes its memory address.
This is going to cause a lot of problems for tests in 3rd party code that expects the nice and clean <class '__main__.C'> instead of <class '__main__.C' at 0x7feb0360f568>.
I understand the desire to provide more clarity in case somehow two class objects created at different times have the same name -- but I'm not sure I like to rub the hex address in the user's face all the time.
Can we please roll this back or think about a better way to reveal this that won't break so many 3rd party tests?
ethanfurman commentedon Jul 12, 2016
This change was done in bpo-25548.
python-dev commentedon Jul 14, 2016
New changeset 4f11e6b72e8f by Benjamin Peterson in branch 'default':
Backed out changeset af29d89083b3 (closes bpo-25548) (closes bpo-27498)
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/4f11e6b72e8f