[XML-SIG] Writing DOM-neutral code

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

On Wed, 05 Dec 2001 16:53:08 -0500, Rich Salz wrote:
 > I am not ready to require python 2.2 yet.

Juergen Hermann writes:
 > The isinstance check does not require python 2.x (works with 1.5.2),
 > but also _supports_ python 2.2, i.e. is the best you can do.


  Ah, but my extension of it used dict as a synonym for type({}), and
that is 2.2-specific.  Your use of isinstance() is indeed portable to
older versions of Python.


  -Fred

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