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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex | 9 |
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex index b70433e..eeb3be8 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex @@ -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}; |