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829	__repr__ overloaded for short_descriptions in admin interface	aaronsw	Adrian Holovaty	"The admin interface abuses __repr__ to get its short_descriptions for listing objects. Instead, it should have a new function (perhaps short_description or something like that) to generate these things. Then, perhaps by default, __repr__ can be '<'+classname+': '+short_description+'>' which is much more appropriate for the REPL situations in which __repr__ is traditionally used.

If you have to use a special function, perhaps it could be __str__."	defect	closed	contrib.admin		normal	duplicate			Unreviewed	0	0	0	0	0	0