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@@ -179,6 +179,17 @@ resources. For example:
    project = gl.projects.get(1)
    project.star()
 
+You can print a Gitlab Object. For example:
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+   project = gl.projects.get(1)
+   print(project)
+   # Or in a prettier format. These two are equivalent.
+   print(project.pformat())
+   project.pprint()
+
+
 Base types
 ==========
 
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import importlib
+import pprint
 import textwrap
 from types import ModuleType
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, NamedTuple, Optional, Tuple, Type
@@ -147,6 +148,14 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
         data.update(self._updated_attrs)
         return f"{type(self)} => {data}"
 
+    def pformat(self) -> str:
+        data = self._attrs.copy()
+        data.update(self._updated_attrs)
+        return f"{type(self)} => \n{pprint.pformat(data)}"
+
+    def pprint(self) -> None:
+        print(self.pformat())
+
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         if self._id_attr:
             return f"<{self.__class__.__name__} {self._id_attr}:{self.get_id()}>"
 
@@ -201,3 +201,25 @@ def test_inequality_no_id(self, fake_manager):
         obj1 = FakeObject(fake_manager, {"attr1": "foo"})
         obj2 = FakeObject(fake_manager, {"attr1": "bar"})
         assert obj1 != obj2
+
+    def test_dunder_str(self, fake_manager):
+        obj1 = FakeObject(fake_manager, {"attr1": "foo"})
+        assert str(obj1) == (
+            "<class 'tests.unit.test_base.FakeObject'> => {'attr1': 'foo'}"
+        )
+
+    def test_pformat(self, fake_manager):
+        obj1 = FakeObject(fake_manager, {"attr1": "foo"})
+        assert obj1.pformat() == (
+            "<class 'tests.unit.test_base.FakeObject'> => \n{'attr1': 'foo'}"
+        )
+
+    def test_pprint(self, capfd, fake_manager):
+        obj1 = FakeObject(fake_manager, {"attr1": "foo"})
+        result = obj1.pprint()
+        assert result is None
+        stdout, stderr = capfd.readouterr()
+        assert stdout == (
+            "<class 'tests.unit.test_base.FakeObject'> => \n{'attr1': 'foo'}\n"
+        )
+        assert stderr == ""