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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1995-01-04 19:17:34 (GMT)
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\subsection{String conversions}
\indexii{string}{conversion}
+\indexii{reverse}{quotes}
+\indexii{backward}{quotes}
+\index{back-quotes}
A string conversion is a condition list enclosed in reverse (or
backward) quotes:
@@ -214,6 +217,13 @@ dictionaries that contain a reference to themselves, directly or
indirectly.)
\obindex{recursive}
+The built-in function \verb@repr()@ performs exactly the same
+conversion in its argument as enclosing it it reverse quotes does.
+The built-in function \verb@str()@ performs a similar but more
+user-friendly conversion.
+\bifuncindex{repr}
+\bifuncindex{str}
+
\section{Primaries} \label{primaries}
\index{primary}