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Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:48:50 +1100
Subject: Re: How can I verify if the content of a variable is a list or a string?
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Andres Soto <soto_andres@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> okok, my mistake is that I was using string in place of str. Thank you!!
> regards

Tip: In the interactive interpreter, enter:

>>> type("spam")
<class 'str'>

In Python 2, it'll say "type" not "class", but same diff. It tells you
there what the type is.

Same can be used for any other literal, name, or other object. Can be
quite handy at times.

ChrisA