diff --git a/lldb/bindings/macros.swig b/lldb/bindings/macros.swig
--- a/lldb/bindings/macros.swig
+++ b/lldb/bindings/macros.swig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %define STRING_EXTENSION_LEVEL(Class, Level)
 %extend {
-  std::string lldb:: ## Class ## ::__str__(){
+  std::string lldb:: ## Class ## ::__repr__(){
     lldb::SBStream stream;
     $self->GetDescription (stream, Level);
     const char *desc = stream.GetData();
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 %define STRING_EXTENSION(Class)
 %extend {
-  std::string lldb:: ## Class ## ::__str__(){
+  std::string lldb:: ## Class ## ::__repr__(){
     lldb::SBStream stream;
     $self->GetDescription (stream);
     const char *desc = stream.GetData();
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/sanity/TestReprStrEquality.py b/lldb/test/API/sanity/TestReprStrEquality.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/test/API/sanity/TestReprStrEquality.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+"""
+This is a sanity check that verifies that `repr(sbobject)` and `str(sbobject)`
+produce the same string.
+"""
+
+
+import lldb
+from lldbsuite.test.lldbtest import *
+
+
+class TestCase(TestBase):
+
+  mydir = TestBase.compute_mydir(__file__)
+
+  NO_DEBUG_INFO_TESTCASE = True
+
+  def test(self):
+    self.assertEqual(repr(self.dbg), str(self.dbg))
diff --git a/lldb/test/Shell/Driver/Inputs/convenience.in b/lldb/test/Shell/Driver/Inputs/convenience.in
--- a/lldb/test/Shell/Driver/Inputs/convenience.in
+++ b/lldb/test/Shell/Driver/Inputs/convenience.in
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 breakpoint set -f hello.cpp -p Hello
 run
 script print(lldb.debugger)
+script lldb.debugger
 script print(lldb.target)
+script lldb.target
 script print(lldb.process)
+script lldb.process
 script print(lldb.thread.GetStopDescription(100))
 script lldb.frame.GetLineEntry().GetLine()
 script lldb.frame.GetLineEntry().GetFileSpec().GetFilename()
diff --git a/lldb/test/Shell/Driver/TestConvenienceVariables.test b/lldb/test/Shell/Driver/TestConvenienceVariables.test
--- a/lldb/test/Shell/Driver/TestConvenienceVariables.test
+++ b/lldb/test/Shell/Driver/TestConvenienceVariables.test
@@ -6,10 +6,16 @@
 CHECK: stop reason = breakpoint 1.1
 CHECK: script print(lldb.debugger)
 CHECK-NEXT: Debugger (instance: {{.*}}, id: {{[0-9]+}})
+CHECK: script lldb.debugger
+CHECK-NEXT: Debugger (instance: {{.*}}, id: {{[0-9]+}})
 CHECK: script print(lldb.target)
 CHECK-NEXT: target.out
+CHECK: script lldb.target
+CHECK-NEXT: target.out
 CHECK: script print(lldb.process)
 CHECK-NEXT: SBProcess: pid = {{[0-9]+}}, state = stopped, threads = {{[0-9]+}}, executable = target.out
+CHECK: script lldb.process
+CHECK-NEXT: SBProcess: pid = {{[0-9]+}}, state = stopped, threads = {{[0-9]+}}, executable = target.out
 CHECK: script print(lldb.thread.GetStopDescription(100))
 CHECK-NEXT: breakpoint 1.1
 CHECK: script lldb.frame.GetLineEntry().GetLine()