2012/8/28 Richard D. Moores <rdmoo...@gmail.com>
> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Japhy Bartlett <ja...@pearachute.com>
> wrote:
>
> > something like:
> >
> > def _validate_int(obj):
> > """Raise an exception if obj is not an integer."""
> > m = int(obj + 0) # May raise TypeError.
> > if obj != m:
> > raise ValueError('expected an integer but got %r' % obj)
> >
> >
> > is a really awkward way to test if something's an integer, and checking
> > types in general is usually a sign of larger flaws in laying out useful
> > code.
>
> What the best way to test if something's an integer?
>
>>>a = 4
>>>isinstance(a, int)
True
>
> Dick Moores
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