[Python] Default method to return a value for Python class [duplicate]

Is there a default method that can be called automatically that returns a value, but retains the type of the value? In a way, similar to how __str__ is called when you pass the class to say the print function.

class Example:
def __init__(value):
self.value = value


Now, I can create the following:

e1 = Example(15)
e2 = Example(200.145)
e3 = Example("Some string")


such that if I do:

• int1 = e1 (int1 will have the value 15)
• float1 = e2 (float1 should have the value 200.145)
• string1 = e3 (string1 should have the value "Some string")

I tried with __repr__ but that did not work.

Is this possible?

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