Phil <phil_...@bigpond.com> writes: > Thank you Ben and Martin for your detailed replies. I was debating > whether or not to post my question at all because it looked vague, > even to me.
That's not the issue; the question was posed clearly enough. The problem is that your purpose is opaque, and we have a strong suspicion your approach is not well suited to the purpose. > This a simplified version of what I had in mind: Thank you for the example code. However the same issue remains: Why is the data in such a state that you can't decide how to use it until you know whether it is a set versus a string? Can the data be handled differently? We'll need to know what you're trying to achieve, to answer properly. -- \ “Compulsory unification of opinion achieves only the unanimity | `\ of the graveyard.” —Justice Roberts in 319 U.S. 624 (1943) | _o__) | Ben Finney _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
