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Returns a human-readable string representation (used by print and str())

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class Product:
    def __init__(self, name, price):
        self.name = name
        self.price = price

    def __str__(self):
        return f"{self.name}: ${self.price:.2f}"

p = Product("Widget", 9.99)
print(p)
print(str(p))

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__str__ returns a human-readable string representation (used by print and str()). Implementing it lets you customize how Python interacts with your objects.

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Try modifying the code above to explore different behaviors. Can you extend the example to handle a new use case?

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