On 03/05/06, Gregor Lingl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Is there a simpler/fster way to check if a value
> has int or float type (i.e. is a "real number") than:
>
> v=<some numeric value>
> if isinstance(v, int) or isinstance(v, float):
> <block>
>
> (v must not be complex)
Well, for one, you can simplify that line to:
if isinstance(v, (int, float)):
<block>
(also, you might want to check if it's a long as well --- ie:
isinstance(v, (int, float, long)))
Another possibility, maybe:
try:
int(v)
<block>
except ValueError, TypeError:
pass
--
John.
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