Grant Edwards wrote:
Checking to see if something is a sequence of strings is a bit
trickier, since a string is actually a sequence of strings.
For that reason I'd just check whether it's a string,
and if it's anything else, assume it's a sequence of
strings. You'll find out soon enough if it
On Oct 30, 2008, at 8:55 AM, Grant Edwards wrote:
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
I agree with the general approach,
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
Hi All,
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?
Thanks.
-Scott
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