Follow current recommended practice in an example: Use isinstance() to

freddrake · freddrake · commit fd49a964bcb4 · 1998-01-11T21:15:23.000Z
perform a type test instead of type(x) == types.FoobarType.  In example
for type().
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ \section{Built-in Functions}
 
 \bcode\begin{verbatim}
 >>> import types
->>> if type(x) == types.StringType: print "It's a string"
+>>> if isinstance(x, types.StringType): print "It's a string"
 \end{verbatim}\ecode
 \end{funcdesc}
 
diff --git a/Doc/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/libfuncs.tex
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ \section{Built-in Functions}
 
 \bcode\begin{verbatim}
 >>> import types
->>> if type(x) == types.StringType: print "It's a string"
+>>> if isinstance(x, types.StringType): print "It's a string"
 \end{verbatim}\ecode
 \end{funcdesc}
 
