Issue python#20636: Improved the repr of Tkinter widgets.

serhiy-storchaka · serhiy-storchaka · commit bcc174615ca2 · 2014-04-04T15:45:02.000+03:00
diff --git a/Doc/library/turtle.rst b/Doc/library/turtle.rst
@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ Settings and special methods
 
       >>> cv = screen.getcanvas()
       >>> cv
-      <turtle.ScrolledCanvas object at ...>
+      <turtle.ScrolledCanvas object ...>
 
 
 .. function:: getshapes()
diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py b/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
@@ -1280,6 +1280,11 @@ def keys(self):
     def __str__(self):
         """Return the window path name of this widget."""
         return self._w
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '<%s.%s object %s>' % (
+            self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__qualname__, self._w)
+
     # Pack methods that apply to the master
     _noarg_ = ['_noarg_']
     def pack_propagate(self, flag=_noarg_):
diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_misc.py b/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_misc.py
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ class MiscTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.root = ttk.setup_master()
 
+    def test_repr(self):
+        t = tkinter.Toplevel(self.root, name='top')
+        f = tkinter.Frame(t, name='child')
+        self.assertEqual(repr(f), '<tkinter.Frame object .top.child>')
+
     def test_tk_setPalette(self):
         root = self.root
         root.tk_setPalette('black')
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #20636: Improved the repr of Tkinter widgets.
+
 - Issue #19505: The items, keys, and values views of OrderedDict now support
   reverse iteration using reversed().
 
