Updated repr/str

src/structure/chromosome.py

@@ -55,20 +55,10 @@ class Chromosome:
 
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        """Format the repr() output for the chromosome"""
+        """Create a backend string of the chromosome. Ex '1, 2, 3'."""
-        output_str = ''
+        return ', '.join(repr(gene) for gene in self.gene_list)
-        for gene in self.gene_list:
-            output_str += gene.__repr__()
 
-        return output_str
 
     def __str__(self):
-        """Create a string of the chromosome. Ex chromsome = 1,2,3"""
+        """Create a printable string of the chromosome. Ex '[1][2][3]'."""
-        output_str = ''
+        return ''.join(str(gene) for gene in self.gene_list)
-        for gene in self.gene_list:
-            if gene == self.gene_list[0]:
-                output_str += str(gene.get_value())
-            else:
-                output_str += ',' + str(gene.get_value())
-
-        return output_str

src/structure/gene.py

@@ -29,5 +29,10 @@ class Gene:
 
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        """Format the repr() output value"""
+        """Create a backend string of the chromosome. Ex '1'."""
-        return f'[{self.value}]'
+        return str(self.value)
+
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        """Create a printable string of the chromosome. Ex '[1]'."""
+        return f'[{str(self.value)}]'

src/structure/population.py

@@ -148,11 +148,11 @@ class Population:
         """Sets the fitness value of the population"""
         self.fitness = fitness
 
-
+'''
     def __repr__(self):
-        """Returns a string representation of the entire population"""
+        """Returns a backend string representation of the entire population"""
         pass
-
+'''
 
     def print_all(self):
         """Prints information about the population in the following format: