diff --git a/python/damask/_crystal.py b/python/damask/_crystal.py
index 35977af28..3f89597f6 100644
--- a/python/damask/_crystal.py
+++ b/python/damask/_crystal.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Crystal():
 
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        """Represent."""
+        """Give short human-readable summary."""
         family = f'Crystal family: {self.family}'
         return family if self.lattice is None else \
                '\n'.join([family,
diff --git a/python/damask/_grid.py b/python/damask/_grid.py
index 6ad1f5847..6d0538f67 100644
--- a/python/damask/_grid.py
+++ b/python/damask/_grid.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Grid:
 
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        """Basic information on grid definition."""
+        """Give short human-readable summary."""
         mat_min = np.nanmin(self.material)
         mat_max = np.nanmax(self.material)
         mat_N   = self.N_materials
diff --git a/python/damask/_orientation.py b/python/damask/_orientation.py
index c7fbbbb85..ea3bbba8b 100644
--- a/python/damask/_orientation.py
+++ b/python/damask/_orientation.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class Orientation(Rotation,Crystal):
 
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        """Represent."""
+        """Give short human readable summary."""
         return '\n'.join([Crystal.__repr__(self),
                           Rotation.__repr__(self)])
 
diff --git a/python/damask/_result.py b/python/damask/_result.py
index 6ea41863e..1089ac315 100644
--- a/python/damask/_result.py
+++ b/python/damask/_result.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class Result:
 
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        """Show summary of file content."""
+        """Give short human-readable summary."""
         with h5py.File(self.fname,'r') as f:
             header = [f'Created by {f.attrs["creator"]}',
                       f'        on {f.attrs["created"]}',
diff --git a/python/damask/_rotation.py b/python/damask/_rotation.py
index e99d2c1b5..71d7a837c 100644
--- a/python/damask/_rotation.py
+++ b/python/damask/_rotation.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class Rotation:
 
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        """Represent rotation as unit quaternion(s)."""
+        """Give short human readable summary."""
         return f'Quaternion{" " if self.quaternion.shape == (4,) else "s of shape "+str(self.quaternion.shape[:-1])+chr(10)}'\
                + str(self.quaternion)
 
diff --git a/python/damask/_table.py b/python/damask/_table.py
index cdbecac93..6715ecc9d 100644
--- a/python/damask/_table.py
+++ b/python/damask/_table.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Table:
 
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        """Brief overview."""
+        """Give short human-readable summary."""
         self._relabel('shapes')
         data_repr = self.data.__repr__()
         self._relabel('uniform')
diff --git a/python/damask/_vtk.py b/python/damask/_vtk.py
index f77fa31dd..3a2355640 100644
--- a/python/damask/_vtk.py
+++ b/python/damask/_vtk.py
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ class VTK:
 
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        """Give short human-readable summary."""
         info = []
         if   isinstance(self.vtk_data,vtk.vtkImageData):
             info.append('vtkImageData')