On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:16:34 GMT, Gregor Horvath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > >>>type(['1']) > <type 'list'> > > >>>type(('1')) > <type 'str'> > > I wonder why ('1') is no tuple????
because, syntactically, those parens are for grouping, and do not unambiguously define a tuple. It's a python gotcha. To define a one-tuple, put a comma after the '1': >>>type(('1',)) <type 'tuple'> > > Because I have to treat this "special" case differently in my code. you shouldn't have to; post your code if you still think you do. Peace Bill Mill bill.mill at gmail.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list