Use isinstance for the type check, use booleans.

loewis · loewis · commit 33b77de106cc · 2002-06-06T18:14:50.000Z
diff --git a/Lib/getopt.py b/Lib/getopt.py
@@ -108,19 +108,19 @@ def gnu_getopt(args, shortopts, longopts = []):
 
     opts = []
     prog_args = []
-    if type(longopts) == type(""):
+    if isinstance(longopts, str):
         longopts = [longopts]
     else:
         longopts = list(longopts)
 
     # Allow options after non-option arguments?
     if shortopts.startswith('+'):
         shortopts = shortopts[1:]
-        all_options_first = 1
+        all_options_first = True
     elif os.getenv("POSIXLY_CORRECT"):
-        all_options_first = 1
+        all_options_first = True
     else:
-        all_options_first = 0
+        all_options_first = False
 
     while args:
         if args[0] == '--':
