alf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a reference to certain objects. What is the most pythonic way > to test for valid reference:
If you're intending to use None as a sentinel for an invalid reference, then use > if obj is not None: You could also make a unique sentinel: Sentinel = object() ... if obj is not Sentinel: ... "if obj" isn't necessarily what you want; obj might be a valid but empty container. "if obj != None" is also wrong, for reasons someone else explained. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list