detecting variable types

[Tuure Laurinolli]

Jay wrote:

> def func(**params):
> 
>     # if params[key1] is a single string
>         # do something with params[key1]
> 
>     # if params[key1] is a list of strings
>         for val in params[key1]:
>             # do something
> 
> Could you suggest a better way to do this without detecting the type?

def func_for_string(astring):
     pass

def func_for_a_list_of_strings(alist):
     pass


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