diff --git a/src/class_todo.py b/src/class_todo.py
index 3f013c4..13210fb 100644
--- a/src/class_todo.py
+++ b/src/class_todo.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def copy(self) -> "Todo":
         return Todo(repr(self))
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        chunks: tuple[Chunk, ...] = (
+        return Chunk.join(
             Chunk(True, self._indent_level * " "),
             Chunk(
                 self._box_char != BoxChar.NONE and not self.is_empty(),
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
             ),
             Chunk(True, self._display_text),
         )
-        return "".join([item for condition, item in chunks if condition])
 
 
 class Todos(list[Todo]):
diff --git a/src/print_todos.py b/src/print_todos.py
index 24fdac1..4c4f8e8 100644
--- a/src/print_todos.py
+++ b/src/print_todos.py
@@ -138,21 +138,19 @@ def _get_display_string(
     todo = todos[position]
     if position in highlight and todo.is_empty():
         return "⎯" * 8
-    chunks: tuple[Chunk, ...] = (
+    return Chunk.join(
         Chunk(True, todo.get_indent_level() * " "),
         Chunk(not todo.is_empty() and not SIMPLE_BOXES, todo.get_box()),
         Chunk(not todo.is_empty() and SIMPLE_BOXES, todo.get_simple_box()),
         Chunk(
-            not todo.has_box() and BULLETS, f"{_get_bullet(todo.get_indent_level())} "
+            not todo.has_box() and BULLETS,
+            f"{_get_bullet(todo.get_indent_level())} ",
         ),
         Chunk(ENUMERATE and not RELATIVE_ENUMERATE, f"{todos.index(todo) + 1}. "),
         Chunk(RELATIVE_ENUMERATE, f"{relative + 1}. "),
         Chunk(True, todo.get_display_text()),
         Chunk(width == 0, " "),
-    )
-    return "".join([item for condition, item in chunks if condition])[
-        : width - 1
-    ].ljust(width - 1, " ")
+    )[: width - 1].ljust(width - 1, " ")
 
 
 def _is_within_strikethrough_range(
@@ -209,7 +207,7 @@ def print_todos(
     stdscr: curses.window | None, todos: Todos, selected: Cursor, prev_start: int = 0
 ) -> int:
     """
-    Output list of Todo objects to a curses stdscr.
+    Output list of Todo objects to a curses stdscr or stdout.
 
     Returns a prev_start to be used in the next call to print_todos.
     (Interally calls make_printable_sublist with that value).
diff --git a/src/utils.py b/src/utils.py
index 067b06b..2b5790e 100644
--- a/src/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils.py
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ class Chunk(NamedTuple):
     condition: bool
     text: str
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def join(*chunks: "Chunk") -> str:
+        """Join chunks into one string"""
+        return "".join([item for condition, item in chunks if condition])
+
 
 class Color(Enum):
     """
@@ -77,7 +82,9 @@ def set_header(stdscr: curses.window, message: str) -> None:
     """
     Set the header to a specific message.
     """
-    stdscr.addstr(0, 0, message.ljust(stdscr.getmaxyx()[1]), curses.A_BOLD | curses.color_pair(2))
+    stdscr.addstr(
+        0, 0, message.ljust(stdscr.getmaxyx()[1]), curses.A_BOLD | curses.color_pair(2)
+    )
 
 
 def overflow(counter: int, minimum: int, maximum: int) -> int: