On 10/27/07, Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> "Dick Moores" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
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> > if type(n) == 'int' or type(n) == 'long':
> > do something
>
> don't use strings
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> if type(n) == int
>
> Or just use an instance of the same type:
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> if type(n) == type(42)
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> Alan G.
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or use types module
import types
if type(n) == types.IntType or type(n) == types.LongType :
blah!
this comes handy especially for some unique conditions - like whether the
function passed is a generator or a normal function (well I kinda had this
problem ... :) )
ex.
if type(f) == types.GeneratorType or type(f) == types.lambdaType :
same blah!
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Aditya
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