is variable a list?

[Wm. King]

Hi:
   As a newbie (still am) - I asked similar question:

  There is a function called type()

  so if you had a variable:  x = "This is a string"
  then use type                  type(x)
  you would get back:         <type 'string'>
  or    if type(x) == types.StringType: print "This is a String"
  see also module types
Hopefully this is a start .. and hopefully have not led you
down the wrong path.

cheers



James Punteney wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Is there some way to determine whether a variable is list or a string?
> Basically I have a variable that I would like to be able to be a string
> or a list, but I need some way to tell which it is.
>
> Thanks for the help,
> --James Punteney
>
> jamesp at simplypets.com