Differentiate different objects in same Django array

Question

I have an problem, I have two different objects in the same array, they have some arguments in common, so I can access them having no problem.

Now I want to know how can I auto-detect what object I'm accessing to in order to make further actions.

if len(theArray) > 0:
  sol = []
  for ea in elArray:
    ...
    if ea is Type1:
      ...
    elif ea is Type2:
      ...
    else:
      ...

Thanks

I want to know if this works, haven't tryed because I don't know if it's even possible — Sascuash
– Sascuash, Commented Nov 19, 2013 at 15:07

cwallenpoole · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-19 15:09:00Z

3

You're confusing the is operator with the isinstance function:

class Foo: pass
f = Foo()
f is Foo # False
isinstance(f,Foo) # True

is, in Python, means "these two objects are the same". isinstance means "does this object inherit from this class".

answered Nov 19, 2013 at 15:09

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