[Python-Dev] Iterable String Redux (aka String ABC)

Greg Ewing greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz
Fri May 30 00:41:50 CEST 2008


Georg Brandl wrote:
> Greg Ewing schrieb:
 >
>> Doesn't isinstance(x, basestring) already cover that?
> 
> That doesn't cover UserString, for example.

A better solution to that might be to have UserString
inherit from basestring.

-- 
Greg


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