In Python the str builtin gives the string representation of a value. At least for dictionaries, it gives Python code you could then evaluate to get the same value. >>> print(str('a')) a >>> print(str({'x':5})) {'x': 5} In Python either " or ' can be used as quote characters. Suppose I prefer ". How can I get the string representation of a value using double quotes instead? It would be something like >>> print(my_str('a')) a >>> print(my_str({'x':5})) {"x": 5} The output would still be valid Python as before, but it would use " in preference to '. I know I could output the value as JSON, which looks roughly similar to Python-with-double-quotes in many cases, but here I want to keep valid Python output, just with a stylistic difference. Continue reading...
