[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): #13387: add note about checking the exact type in assertIsInstance doc.

Fri Nov 18 18:01:09 CET 2011

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/fd9d7a8e45bc
changeset: 73614:fd9d7a8e45bc
branch: 2.7
parent: 73611:0fdf7f7c353d
user: Ezio Melotti <ezio.melotti at gmail.com>
date: Fri Nov 18 18:59:36 2011 +0200
summary:
 #13387: add note about checking the exact type in assertIsInstance doc.
files:
 Doc/library/unittest.rst | 2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
--- a/Doc/library/unittest.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
@@ -895,6 +895,8 @@
 
 Test that *obj* is (or is not) an instance of *cls* (which can be a
 class or a tuple of classes, as supported by :func:`isinstance`).
+ To check for a specific type (without including superclasses) use
+ :func:`assertIs(type(obj), cls) <assertIs>`.
 
 .. versionadded:: 2.7
 
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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython
