[Tutor] Another set question

2017-04-28 Thread Phil
I'm trying to implement a conditional branch based on a variable type. For example, if c is a character and s is a set with only one member. c = "9" s ={9} if type(c) == a string: do this else: do that An alternative that I've attempted is to test if a set contains one member ba

Re: [Tutor] Another set question

2017-04-28 Thread Ben Finney
Phil writes: > I'm trying to implement a conditional branch based on a variable type. This is often (not always) a mistake, in Python. So the question needs to be asked: What makes you think that condition is a requirement? In other words, why is the data such that you *need* to know whether it

Re: [Tutor] Another set question

2017-04-28 Thread Martin A. Brown
Hello and greetings Phil, >> I'm trying to implement a conditional branch based on a variable type. > >This is often (not always) a mistake, in Python. So the question needs >to be asked: What makes you think that condition is a requirement? > >So, I suspect you will need to explain better what l