1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cliff/columns.py b/cliff/columns.py
index b9cac5e..3462176 100644
--- a/cliff/columns.py
+++ b/cliff/columns.py
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ class FormattableColumn(object, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
             self.__class__ == other.__class__ and self._value < other._value
         )
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.human_readable()
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '%s(%r)' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.machine_readable())
+
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def human_readable(self):
         """Return a basic human readable version of the data."""