From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 01:12:18 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: SF bug #560286:  Add docs for 'basestring'
X-Git-Tag: v2.4a1~1608
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=74923d73ee43a857f8eaf541665b585b7d3753f6;p=python

SF bug #560286:  Add docs for 'basestring'
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
index b70433ecf1..eeb3be8f85 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ def my_import(name):
                    above.}
 \end{funcdesc}
 
+\begin{funcdesc}{basestring}{}
+  This abstract type is the superclass for \class{str} and \class{unicode}.
+  It cannot be called or instantiated, but it can be used to test whether
+  an object is an instance of \class{str} or \class{unicode}.
+  \code{isinstance(obj, basestring)} is equivalent to
+  \code{isinstance(obj, (str, unicode))}.
+  \versionadded{2.3}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
 \begin{funcdesc}{bool}{\optional{x}}
   Convert a value to a Boolean, using the standard truth testing
   procedure.  If \code{x} is false, this returns \code{False};