aahz@rahul.net (Aahz Maruch) writes:
> [I know we've already reached agreement, but I feel the need to stick my
> oar in.]
>
> Barry A. Warsaw wrote:
> >
> > NS> Perhaps we could extend isinstance(). How about
> >
> > NS> isinstance(x, str, unicode)
> >
> > NS> or
> >
> > NS> isinstance(x, (str, unicode))
> >
> > NS> This is a common problem not limited to string types. I often
> > NS> want to test if something is a tuple or a list for example.
> >
> > That's an interesting idea, but please use the former signature, not
> > the latter.
>
> Ewww, gross, spit spit spit. ;-)
>
> At least with the latter, you can do:
>
> stringtype = (str, unicode)
> isinstance(x, stringtype)
>
> Hmmmm... Or can you?
Yes, and with the former, you can do
stringtype = (str, unicode)
isinstance(x, *stringtype)
not-that-I-care-ly y'rs
M.
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