> I'm just adding this to the regex module and I've come up against a > possible issue. The regex module supports named lists, which could be > very big. Should the entire contents of those lists also be shown in > the repr?They would have to be if the repr is to be a eval-able. I don't see how eval()able repr is a big deal. Most reprs aren't, and I think a readable and informative representation is the real goal.