__str__&__repr__

【__str__&__repr__】

object.__str__(self)：

　　Called by the str() built-in function and by the print statement to compute the “informal” string representation of an object. This differs from __repr__() in that it does not have to be a valid Python expression: a more convenient or concise representation may be used instead. The return value must be a string object.

object.__repr__(self)：

　　Called by the repr() built-in function and by string conversions (reverse quotes) to compute the “official” string representation of an object. If at all possible, this should look like a valid Python expression that could be used to recreate an object with the same value (given an appropriate environment). If this is not possible, a string of the form<...some useful description...> should be returned. The return value must be a string object. If a class defines__repr__() but not __str__(), then __repr__() is also used when an “informal” string representation of instances of that class is required.

This is typically used for debugging, so it is important that the representation is information-rich and unambiguous.

参考：http://docs.python.org/2.7/reference/datamodel.html?highlight=__mro__