--- a/src/luan/modules/Io.luan	Sun Feb 25 17:17:08 2018 -0700
+++ b/src/luan/modules/Io.luan	Mon Feb 26 14:51:44 2018 -0700
@@ -81,61 +81,6 @@
 end
 
 
--- repr
-
-local function do_repr(out,obj,strict,done)
-	local tp = type(obj)
-	if tp == "table" then
-		if done[obj] == true then
-			strict and error "circular reference"
-			out.write "<circular reference>"
-			return
-		end
-		done[obj] = true
-		out.write( "{" )
-		local is_first = true
-		local in_list = {}
-		for key, value in ipairs(obj) do
-			if is_first then is_first = false else out.write ", " end
-			do_repr(out,value,strict,done)
-			in_list[key] = true
-		end
-		for key, value in pairs(obj) do
-			if in_list[key] ~= true then
-				if is_first then is_first = false else out.write ", " end
-				if type(key) == "string" and matches(key,"^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*$") ~= nil then
-					out.write( key )
-				elseif type(key) == "table" then
-					out.write( "[<", key, ">]" )
-				else
-					out.write "["
-					do_repr(out,key,strict,done)
-					out.write "]"
-				end
-				out.write "="
-				do_repr(out,value,strict,done)
-			end
-		end
-		out.write "}"
-	elseif tp == "string" then
-		out.write( '"', encode(obj), '"' )
-	elseif tp == "nil" or tp == "boolean" or tp == "number" then
-		out.write( obj )
-	else
-		strict and error("can't repr type '"..tp.."' of "..obj)
-		out.write( "<", obj, ">" )
-	end
-end
-
-function Io.repr(obj,strict)
-	local string_uri = uri "string:"
-	local out = string_uri.text_writer()
-	do_repr(out,obj,strict or false,{})
-	out.close()
-	return string_uri.read_text()
-end
-
-
 -- debug
 
 function Io.debug(prompt)