Talin wrote: > (Admittedly this particular case could be done without 'callable', since you > could test for string type, and assume callable otherwise.
Yes, and that's exactly why it can be made to work in this particular case. Most likely no testing for callability is being done, only isinstance(repl, str). This isn't so bad, because it's pretty rare for someone to try to create a "string-like" object that isn't a subclass of str. But callable objects can be of any class, and such objects are frequently used. -- Greg _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
