On 2008-10-30, Scott Sharkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a need to determine whether a passed variable is a single string,
> or a list of strings. What is the most pythonic way to do this?
>>> type('asdf') is list
False
>>> type(['asdf','qwer']) is list
True
The question you might want to asked is whether the parameter
is a single string or a sequence of strings. That way your
code will also work with an iterator that returns strings.
>>> type('asdf') is str
True
Checking to see if something is a sequence of strings is a bit
trickier, since a string is actually a sequence of strings.
You first have to verify that it's not a string, and then check
for the API that you're going to use (iteration or indexing).
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