diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/base.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/base.py
index 8e417da2..a627d750 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/base.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/base.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from enum import Enum, auto
-from typing import NamedTuple, TypeAlias, TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, NamedTuple, TypeAlias
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import os
@@ -54,6 +54,23 @@ class Result:
     def encoding(self, value: str) -> None:
         self.__encoding = value
 
+    def __stdout_footprint(self, quote = False) -> str:
+        if self.__stdout is None:
+            ret = ''
+        else:
+            ret = self.stdout_str[:20]
+        if quote:
+            ret = '"{ret}"'
+        return ret
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        ret = f'{self.__status}:'
+        if self.status != 0:
+            ret += f' err: {self.stderr_str_or_none}'
+        else:
+            ret += f' out: {self.__stdout_footprint(quote=True)}'
+        return ret
+
     @property
     def strip(self) -> bool:
         return self.__strip