[Zope-dev] Test to see if an item is a list

Jason Spisak 444@hiretechs.com
Wed, 01 Mar 2000 18:36:25 GMT


Rather than go external I just used try/except nd asked for [0].  If it's
nota list it won't give that up.  It's just one line.

Thanks.

Andrew Edmondson writes:

> 
> Have a look at the python 'type' stuff.
> I think something like:
> -------
> import types
> def is_list(obj):
> 	if type(obj) == types.ListType:
> 		return 1
> 	else:
> 		return 0
> -------
> 
> will do this, as an external method.
> 
> -Ed
> 
> On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, Jason Spisak wrote:
> > Zopists,
> > 
> > Does anyone know a test to see is an item is a list?
> >     <dtml-if "REQUEST.form.keys()[a] is list"> 
> > 
> > All my best,
> > 
> > -- 
> > Jason Spisak
> > 444@hiretechs.com
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