If and type() : type « Buildin Function « Python Tutorial






L = [None] * 100

if type(L) == type([]):                      # Type testing, if you must...
    print 'yes' 

if type(L) == list:                          # Using the type name
    print 'yes' 

if isinstance(L, list):                      # Object-oriented tests
    print 'yes'








13.46.type
13.46.1.The syntax for type() is: type(object)
13.46.2.access the type
13.46.3.type function returns the data type of any arbitrary object.
13.46.4.type() returns the type for any Python object, not just the standard types.
13.46.5.Check number type
13.46.6.If and type()