__getitem__, __getslice__ question for python 2.2

[Erik Max Francis]

Raymond Hettinger wrote:

> "logistix" <logstx at bellatlantic.net> wrote
>
> > Also, some people don't like to use isinstance, but I'm not sure how
> > else to
> > tell if you got an int.
> 
> if x != int(x):  print 'expected an integer'

This is a pretty poor test.  Consider the cases where x is 'a', or when
it is 2.0.

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