Type testing¶
- isa(*types)¶
Returns function checking if it’s argument is of any of given types.
Split labels from ids:
labels, ids = split_by(isa(str), values)
- is_mapping(value)¶
- is_seq(value)¶
- is_list(value)¶
- is_tuple(value)¶
- is_iter(value)¶
These functions check if value is Mapping, Sequence, list, tuple or iterator respectively.
- is_seqcoll(value)¶
Checks if value is a list or a tuple, which are both sequences and collections.
- is_seqcont(value)¶
Checks if value is a list, a tuple or an iterator, which are sequential containers. It can be used to distinguish between value and multiple values in dual-interface functions:
def add_to_selection(view, region): if is_seqcont(region): # A sequence of regions view.sel().add_all(region) else: view.sel().add(region)
- iterable(value)¶
Tests if value is iterable.