On Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 7:11:47 PM UTC-7, DL Neil wrote:
> On 24/04/20 1:24 PM, Deac-33 Lancaster wrote:
> > I'm aware that you can find the type of a variable with
> > type(var)
> >
> > But are there Boolean operators in Python3.8 to test the data type, e.g.
> > is_floate(var)
> > is_string(var)
> > etc. ?
>
> There is also a 'pythonic' answer (what is the 'Python way'?) and that
> is to proceed on the basis of "duck typing" and 'presumption'. The
> latter known as EAFP ("It's Easier To Ask Forgiveness Than To Get
> Permission"), eg:
>
> >>> n = 2
> >>> d = 'two'
>
> my training/first inclination has always been to check before use - in
> this case, that both the numerator and denominator are numeric and that
> the latter is non-zero - seeking to avoid:
>
> >>> n / d
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for /: 'int' and 'str'
>
>
> Crash!
>
> Conversely, here is the pythonic EAFP approach:
>
> >>> try:
> ... n / d
> ... except TypeError:
> ... print( "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that." )
> ...
> I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.
> >>>
>
>
> and if you want to go all-in and try to break the laws of mathematics:
>
> >>> n = 2
> >>> d = 0
>
> >>> try:
> ... n / d
> ... except TypeError:
> ... print( "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that." )
> ... except ZeroDivisionError:
> ... print( "Officer, it wasn't me - honest!" )
> ...
> Officer, it wasn't me - honest!
> >>>
>
>
> or just-for-fun:
>
> >>> try:
> ... n / d
> ... except ( ZeroDivisionError, TypeError ):
> ... print( "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that." )
> ...
> I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.
> --
> Regards =dn
DL,
I love it. I like the style as well.
thanks again,
-deac33
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