str function for mapbase

changelog/4464.trivial.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improved the output when you print a sunpy Map.

sunpy/map/mapbase.py

@@ -254,8 +254,11 @@ def _text_summary(self):
                                                     self._reference_latitude)),
                                tmf=TIME_FORMAT)
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"{self._text_summary()}\n{self.data.__repr__()}"
+
     def __repr__(self):
-        return object.__repr__(self) + "\n" + self._text_summary() + "\n" + self.data.__repr__()
+        return f"{object.__repr__(self)}\n{self}"
 
     def _repr_html_(self):
         """

sunpy/map/tests/test_mapbase.py

@@ -1101,3 +1101,12 @@ def test_contour(simple_map):
     assert contour.obstime == simple_map.date
     assert u.allclose(contour.Tx, [0, -1, 0, 1, 0] * u.arcsec, atol=1e-10 * u.arcsec)
     assert u.allclose(contour.Ty, [0.5, 0, -0.5, 0, 0.5] * u.arcsec, atol=1e-10 * u.arcsec)
+
+
+def test_print_map(generic_map):
+    out_repr = generic_map.__repr__()
+    assert isinstance(out_repr, str)
+    assert object.__repr__(generic_map) in out_repr
+    out_str = generic_map.__str__()
+    assert isinstance(out_str, str)
+    assert out_str in out_repr