JuliaPy · cjdoris · Oct 9, 2025 · Oct 8, 2025 · Oct 9, 2025 · Oct 9, 2025
diff --git a/docs/src/releasenotes.md b/docs/src/releasenotes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Release Notes
 
+## Unreleased
+* Showing `Py` now respects the `compact` option - output is limited to a single line of
+  at most the display width.
+* Bug fixes.
+
 ## 0.9.28 (2025-09-17)
 * Added `NumpyDates`: NumPy-compatible DateTime64/TimeDelta64 types and units.
 * Added `pyconvert` rules for NumpyDates types.

diff --git a/src/Core/Py.jl b/src/Core/Py.jl
@@ -168,16 +168,23 @@ function Base.show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", o::Py)
     end
     hasprefix = (get(io, :typeinfo, Any) != Py)::Bool
     compact = get(io, :compact, false)::Bool
+    limit = get(io, :limit, true)::Bool
+    if compact
+        # compact should output a single line, which we force by replacing newline
+        # characters with spaces
+        str = replace(str, "\n" => " ")
+    end
     multiline = '\n' in str
-    prefix =
-        hasprefix ?
-        compact ? "Py:$(multiline ? '\n' : ' ')" : "Python:$(multiline ? '\n' : ' ')" : ""
+    prefix = !hasprefix ? "" : compact ? "Py: " : multiline ? "Python:\n" : "Python: "
     print(io, prefix)
     h, w = displaysize(io)
-    if get(io, :limit, true)
+    if limit
+        # limit: fit the printed text into the display size
         h, w = displaysize(io)
         h = max(h - 3, 5) # use 3 fewer lines to allow for the prompt, but always allow at least 5 lines
         if multiline
+            # multiline: we truncate each line to the width of the screen, and skip
+            #   middle lines if there are too many for the height
             h -= 1 # for the prefix
             lines = split(str, '\n')
             function printlines(io, lines, w)
@@ -218,7 +225,25 @@ function Base.show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", o::Py)
                 println(io)
                 printlines(io, lines[end-h1+1:end], w)
             end
+        elseif compact
+            # compact: we print up to one screen width, skipping characters in the
+            #    middle if the string is too long for the width
+            maxlen = w - length(prefix)
+            if length(str) ≤ maxlen
+                print(io, str)
+            else
+                gap = " ... "
+                gaplen = length(gap)
+                w0 = cld(maxlen - gaplen, 2)
+                i0 = nextind(str, 1, w0 - 1)
+                i1 = prevind(str, ncodeunits(str), maxlen - gaplen - w0 - 1)
+                print(io, str[begin:i0])
+                printstyled(io, gap, color = :light_black)
+                print(io, str[i1:end])
+            end
         else
+            # single-line: we print up to one screenfull, skipping characters in the
+            #    middle if the string is too long. We skip a whole line of characters.
             maxlen = h * w - length(prefix)
             if length(str) ≤ maxlen
                 print(io, str)

diff --git a/test/Core.jl b/test/Core.jl
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@ end
         @test sprint(show, MIME("text/plain"), Py(12)) == "Python: 12"
         # https://github.com/JuliaPy/PythonCall.jl/issues/522
         @test sprint(show, MIME("text/plain"), PythonCall.pynew()) == "Python: NULL"
+        # test compact printing
+        @test sprint(show, MIME("text/plain"), Py(String('A':'Z')), context=(:compact=>true, :displaysize=>(50, 20))) == "Py: 'ABCDE ... WXYZ'"
+        @test sprint(show, MIME("text/plain"), Py(String('A':'Z')), context=(:compact=>true, :limit=>false, :displaysize=>(50, 20))) == "Py: 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'"
         @test_throws MethodError sprint(show, MIME("text/html"), PythonCall.pynew())
     end
 end