[Python-Dev] Need a way to test for 8-bit-or-unicode-string

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

Guido van Rossum writes:
 > Followup question: should I also implement issubclass(X, (A, B, C...))?
 > 
 > It's consistent to do so, but it's more work (issubclass is a bit
 > murkier due to the "abstract subclass" support), and I'm not sure that
 > it has the same benefits...

  They're similar, but they're usage is not.  Let's keep issubclass()
simple until we know there's a reason to change it.


  -Fred

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