dpapathanasiou wrote:
If I define a dictionary where one or more of the values is also a
dictionary, e.g.:
my_dict={"a":"string", "b":"string", "c":{"x":"0","y":"1"},
"d":"string"}
How can I use the output of type() so I can do one thing if the value
is a string, and another if the value is a dictionary?
i.e., I'd like to define a loop like this, but I'm not sure of the
syntax:
for key, value in my_dict.items():
if type{value) is <type 'dict'>:
if type(v) is dict:
# do the dictionary logic
elif type(value) is <type 'str'>:
... is str
# do the string logic
For built-in types without a built-in name, either import the types
module or just make one yourself with type().
>>> func = type(lambda:1)
>>> func
<class 'function'>
>>> bif = type(abs)
>>> bif
<class 'builtin_function_or_method'>
For userclass instances, use the userclass.
Terry Jan Reedy
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