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Asked: 2026-06-16T18:34:58+00:00

I want to do the following without defining a function: if isinstance(x,(list,tuple)) and every_element_isinstance(x,basestring):

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I want to do the following without defining a function:

if isinstance(x,(list,tuple)) and every_element_isinstance(x,basestring):
   foobar

ie: implementing type checking

Is there a shorthand/builtin for this?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I think this is the best solution (if I understand the question)

    if isinstance(x, (list, tuple)) and all(isinstance(i, basestring) for i in x):
    #do whatever
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