type(x) syntax in a test

[Richard Brodie]

"Bellamy Bruno" <bellamy at freesurf.fr> wrote in message
news:967024838.2137696526 at news.club-internet.fr...

> I guess my mistake is a typical beginner's one, sorry...
> But I just can't find the right syntax to make a test on a type.

type(x) returns a type object. See the documentation for the
types module for details.

Alternatively use: if type(a) == type('string') [or type('banana')]