def repr_return(func):
    """
    This is a decorator to give the return value a pretty print repr
    """

    def repr_return_decorator(*args, **kwargs):
        ret = func(*args, **kwargs)
        if isinstance(ret, basestring):
            return ret

        if type(ret) in repr_map:
            return repr_map[type(ret)](ret)

        print('=' * 80 + '\n' +
              ' FAILED TO GET REPR RETURN for type (' +
              str(type(ret)) + '\n' + '=' * 80)

        return ret

    return repr_return_decorator
This is a decorator to give the return value a pretty print repr