[Tutor] Wrapping with list

[Dotan Cohen]

A function that I wrote works on a list or on a string. If the
function is passed a string, then it wraps the string in a list at the
top of the function. Is it bad form to wrap the sting in place?

if not isinstance(someVar, list):
    someVar = [someVar]

To avoid that, I am creating a list then appending the original value:

if not isinstance(someVar, list):
    temp = someVar
    someVar = []
    someVar.append(temp)

Is my prudence unwarrented?

Thanks!


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