Asserting object class

[Adi]

Thank you, but:

Michael Hudson wrote:

> Adi <adi at i-data.com> writes:
>
> > In a method, I'd like to assert that a parameter is an object which is
> > of a specific class or has this class as it's base class.
>
> I think that this will do what you want:
>
> def method(self,p):
>     assert isinstance(p,self.__class__)
>

Actually it does'nt. When this method is called, it is called on a subclass
of the superclass I wan't to assert the parameter is of.

So it fails. What I do now is:

class X:
    def m(self, p):
        assert isinstance(p, X)
        ...

>
> the following also does the same:
>
> def method(self,p):
>     assert issubclass(p.__class__,self.__class__)
>

I have'nt tested, but I suspect it will do the same.

Anders

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