[reportlab-users] isinstance(val, file)

[Carl Karsten]

Andy Robinson wrote:

> On 14/11/2007, Carl Karsten <carl at personnelware.com> wrote:

>> Andy Robinson wrote:

>>> The traditional python approach would be...

>>>

>>>   if hasattr(val, 'file'):

> 

> Sorry.  3 straight days at a conference have fuzzed my brain.  We're

> trying to detect file-like objects, so it should be...

> 

>     if hasattr(val, 'write')


That makes sense.  Thanks.

Carl K