gh-127011: Add __str__ and __repr__ to ConfigParser

Lib/configparser.py

@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@ def __init__(self, defaults=None, dict_type=_default_dict,
                 self._optcre = re.compile(self._OPT_TMPL.format(delim=d),
                                           re.VERBOSE)
         self._comments = _CommentSpec(comment_prefixes or (), inline_comment_prefixes or ())
+        self._loaded_sources = []
         self._strict = strict
         self._allow_no_value = allow_no_value
         self._empty_lines_in_values = empty_lines_in_values
@@ -690,6 +691,7 @@ def __init__(self, defaults=None, dict_type=_default_dict,
             self._read_defaults(defaults)
         self._allow_unnamed_section = allow_unnamed_section
 
+
     def defaults(self):
         return self._defaults
 
@@ -752,6 +754,7 @@ def read(self, filenames, encoding=None):
             try:
                 with open(filename, encoding=encoding) as fp:
                     self._read(fp, filename)
+                    self._loaded_sources.append(filename)
             except OSError:
                 continue
             if isinstance(filename, os.PathLike):
@@ -773,11 +776,13 @@ def read_file(self, f, source=None):
             except AttributeError:
                 source = '<???>'
         self._read(f, source)
+        self._loaded_sources.append(source)
 
     def read_string(self, string, source='<string>'):
         """Read configuration from a given string."""
         sfile = io.StringIO(string)
         self.read_file(sfile, source)
+        self._loaded_sources.append(source)
 
     def read_dict(self, dictionary, source='<dict>'):
         """Read configuration from a dictionary.
@@ -809,6 +814,7 @@ def read_dict(self, dictionary, source='<dict>'):
                     raise DuplicateOptionError(section, key, source)
                 elements_added.add((section, key))
                 self.set(section, key, value)
+        self._loaded_sources.append(source)
 
     def get(self, section, option, *, raw=False, vars=None, fallback=_UNSET):
         """Get an option value for a given section.
@@ -1048,6 +1054,38 @@ def __iter__(self):
         # XXX does it break when underlying container state changed?
         return itertools.chain((self.default_section,), self._sections.keys())
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        config_dict = {
+            section: {key: value for key, value in self.items(section, raw=True)}
+            for section in self.sections()
+        }
+        return f"<ConfigParser: {config_dict}>"
+
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        init_params = {
+            "defaults": self._defaults if self._defaults else None,
+            "dict_type": type(self._dict).__name__,
+            "allow_no_value": self._allow_no_value,
+            "delimiters": self._delimiters,
+            "strict": self._strict,
+            "default_section": self.default_section,
+            "interpolation": type(self._interpolation).__name__,
+        }
+        init_params = {k: v for k, v in init_params.items() if v is not None}
+        state_summary = {
+            "loaded_sources": self._loaded_sources,
+            "sections_count": len(self._sections),
+            "sections": list(self._sections.keys())[:5],  # Limit to 5 section names for readability
+        }
+
+        if len(self._sections) > 5:
+            state_summary["sections_truncated"] = f"...and {len(self._sections) - 5} more"
+
+        return (f"<{self.__class__.__name__}("
+                f"params={init_params}, "
+                f"state={state_summary})>")
+
     def _read(self, fp, fpname):
         """Parse a sectioned configuration file.
 

Lib/test/test_configparser.py

@@ -980,6 +980,39 @@ def test_set_nonstring_types(self):
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, cf.set, "sect", 123, "invalid opt name!")
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, cf.add_section, 123)
 
+    def test_str_and_repr(self):
+        self.maxDiff = None
+        cf = self.config_class(allow_no_value=True, delimiters=('=',), strict=True)
+        cf.add_section("sect1")
+        cf.add_section("sect2")
+        cf.add_section("sect3")
+        cf.add_section("sect4")
+        cf.add_section("sect5")
+        cf.add_section("sect6")
+        cf.set("sect1", "option1", "foo")
+        cf.set("sect2", "option2", "bar")
+
+
+        expected_str = (
+            "<ConfigParser: {'sect1': {'option1': 'foo'}, 'sect2': {'option2': 'bar'}, "
+            "'sect3': {}, 'sect4': {}, 'sect5': {}, 'sect6': {}}>"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(str(cf), expected_str)
+
+
+        dict_type = type(cf._dict).__name__
+
+        expected_repr = (
+            f"<{cf.__class__.__name__}("
+            f"params={{'dict_type': '{dict_type}', 'allow_no_value': True, "
+            "'delimiters': ('=',), 'strict': True, 'default_section': 'DEFAULT', "
+            "'interpolation': 'BasicInterpolation'}, "
+            "state={'loaded_sources': [], 'sections_count': 6, "
+            "'sections': ['sect1', 'sect2', 'sect3', 'sect4', 'sect5'], "
+            "'sections_truncated': '...and 1 more'})>"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(repr(cf), expected_repr)
+
     def test_add_section_default(self):
         cf = self.newconfig()
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, cf.add_section, self.default_section)

Misc/ACKS

@@ -1599,6 +1599,7 @@ Erik Rose
 Mark Roseman
 Josh Rosenberg
 Jim Roskind
+Prince Roshan
 Brian Rosner
 Ignacio Rossi
 Guido van Rossum

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-11-23-13-34-55.gh-issue-127011.dT88uF.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The ``__str__`` and ``__repr__`` methods have been added to the :class:`configparser.RawConfigParser`