Convert any value into a string value.

        Args:
            value (any): The value to coerce.

        Returns:
            str: The string representation of the value.

def coerce(self, value):
        """Convert any value into a string value.

        Args:
            value (any): The value to coerce.

        Returns:
            str: The string representation of the value.
        """
        if isinstance(value, compat.basestring):

            return value

        return str(value)