What is a Python equivalent of PHP's var_dump()?

Question

When debugging in PHP, I frequently find it useful to simply stick a var_dump() in my code to show me what a variable is, what its value is, and the same for anything that it contains.

What is a good Python equivalent for this?

Answer 1

The best Python equivalent of PHP's var_dump() is to combine print with vars:

print vars(foo),vars(bar)

Another important method if you want to display the value nicely, you can use the pprint module. The easiest way to dump all variables with it.

from pprint import pprint

pprint(globals())

pprint(locals())

Answer 2

PHP var_dump is used to get detailed information regarding variables their type and value. To achieve same in python we can use type() function to get the datatype of the variable.

Code:
def var_dump(var):
print(f” Type:{type(var}, Value:{var}”)

var_dump(23.02)
var_dump(‘hello’)

--Type: float, Value:23.02
--Type:string, Value:’hello’

Function call will display the type of the variable along with the value