Difference between C# ToString and python __str__ for lists

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Feature
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csharp, python
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The issue concerns ansys-pythonnet's conversion of C# arrays and List objects when exposed to Python; no files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the collection string-conversion path and compare CPython's list behavior with IronPython's str. Done means an explicit option produces the requested Python-style output for both arrays and List objects without changing the default behavior.

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Description

In python, if you have a list and you convert it to string via str(my_list), it will print out the entire list.
With C#, calling .ToString() on either an array or a List object will just print out that it is a list.

This leads to a difference in behavior between APIs exposed via CPython and APIs exposed by IronPython. With IronPython, a python list is internally a C# List, but it's __str__ method matches the behavior of a python list.

There should be an option in ansys-pythonnet to provide pythonic string conversions for C# collections.

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