Function saferepr_unlimited

src/_pytest/_io/saferepr.py:139–155

Return an unlimited-size safe repr-string for the given object. As with saferepr, failing __repr__ functions of user instances will be represented with a short exception info. This function is a wrapper around simple repr. Note: a cleaner solution would be to alter ``saferepr``thi

(obj: object, use_ascii: bool = True)

def saferepr_unlimited(obj: object, use_ascii: bool = True) -> str:
    """Return an unlimited-size safe repr-string for the given object.

    As with saferepr, failing __repr__ functions of user instances
    will be represented with a short exception info.

    This function is a wrapper around simple repr.

    Note: a cleaner solution would be to alter ``saferepr``this way
    when maxsize=None, but that might affect some other code.
    """
    try:
        if use_ascii:
            return ascii(obj)
        return repr(obj)
    except Exception as exc:
        return _format_repr_exception(exc, obj)