either will work for what you want. people in the python list prefer python. you only have to post a question once. this gives an idea of the relative popularity and trends: http://www.google.com/trends?q=python+language%2C+perl+language
andrew Oltmans wrote: > I'm reading from a file that contains text like > > ---- > 5 > google_company > apple_fruit > pencil_object > 4 > test_one > tst_two > ---- > > When I read the integer 5 I want to make sure it's an integer. > Likewise, for strings, I want to make sure if something is indeed a > string. So how do I check types in Python? I want to check following > types > > 1- integers > 2- strings > 3- testing types of a particular class > 4- decimal/floats > > Please excuse my ignorance & enlighten me. I will really appreciate > any help. > > Thanks, > Oltmans > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list