oh crap. sorry about that - replied to the wrong thread. andrew andrew cooke wrote: > > either will work for what you want. people in the python list prefer > python. you only have to post a question once. this gives an idea of the > relative popularity and trends: > http://www.google.com/trends?q=python+language%2C+perl+language > > andrew > > Oltmans wrote: >> I'm reading from a file that contains text like >> >> ---- >> 5 >> google_company >> apple_fruit >> pencil_object >> 4 >> test_one >> tst_two >> ---- >> >> When I read the integer 5 I want to make sure it's an integer. >> Likewise, for strings, I want to make sure if something is indeed a >> string. So how do I check types in Python? I want to check following >> types >> >> 1- integers >> 2- strings >> 3- testing types of a particular class >> 4- decimal/floats >> >> Please excuse my ignorance & enlighten me. I will really appreciate >> any help. >> >> Thanks, >> Oltmans >> -- >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >> >> > > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > >
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