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## Overview
In Python, we use the **`repr()` function** to return a string that contains a printable representation of an object.

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## Syntax
```python
repr(object)
```
## Parameters
As a parameter, this method takes the `object` whose printable representation is required.
## Return value
This method returns a string.
## Code example

print(repr(5))
print(type(repr(5)))
print(repr(5.5))
print(type(repr(5.5)))
print(repr(False))
print(type(repr(False)))
print(repr(7+2))
print(type(repr(7+2)))

When we pass the printable representation of an object to [`eval()`](https://www.educative.io/answers/what-is-the-eval-method-in-python), we get the original object in return.

The code example given below explains this:

myString = "2 + 3"
print(eval(repr(myString)))
print(type(repr(myString)))

What is the repr() function in Python?

Returns a string with the object's printable representation, used with eval() to retrieve the original object.