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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2003-09-09 01:12:18 (GMT)
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SF bug #560286: Add docs for 'basestring'
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@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ def my_import(name):
above.}
\end{funcdesc}
+\begin{funcdesc}{basestring}{}
+ This abstract type is the superclass for \class{str} and \class{unicode}.
+ It cannot be called or instantiated, but it can be used to test whether
+ an object is an instance of \class{str} or \class{unicode}.
+ \code{isinstance(obj, basestring)} is equivalent to
+ \code{isinstance(obj, (str, unicode))}.
+ \versionadded{2.3}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
\begin{funcdesc}{bool}{\optional{x}}
Convert a value to a Boolean, using the standard truth testing
procedure. If \code{x} is false, this returns \code{False};