[Zope] Checking variable types in Python Script

[Charlie Reiman]

I believe it would confuse users because everything at the python level
wrapped up in aquisition magic, so the standard type stuff would be useless.

Myabe there is a security issue but I can't imagine what it would be.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of
> tomas@fabula.de
> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:12 AM
> To: Dieter Maurer
> Cc: zope@zope.org
> Subject: Re: [Zope] Checking variable types in Python Script
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 09, 2002 at 08:41:02PM +0200, Dieter Maurer wrote:
> > Johan Carlsson [Torped] writes:
> >  > How do I use type() in Python scripts.
> > You do not, it is private.
> >  > It seems that type() is restricted code (why?)
> > It would confuse many users.
>
> Er... sorry, I don't buy that (actually, your answer has got me
> all confused myself ;-)
>
> I'd expect that there be a security thing involved somewhere
> (I don't see it right now, but who knows what you can do with
> a type object...)
>
> Thanks
> -- tomas