On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 12:13 AM, Jerry Zhang <jerry.scofi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> 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
>>> isinstance(3., int)
False
What if I wanted 3., 1234., etc. to be considered ints, as they are by
_validate_int() ?
Dick
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