r23515 - /trunk/lib/check_types.py -- May 28, 2014 - 15:32

Author: bugman
Date: Wed May 28 15:32:39 2014
New Revision: 23515

URL: http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/relax?rev=23515&view=rev
Log:
Created the is_list() and is_list_of_lists() functions for the 
lib.check_types module.


Modified:
    trunk/lib/check_types.py

Modified: trunk/lib/check_types.py
URL: 
http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/relax/trunk/lib/check_types.py?rev=23515&r1=23514&r2=23515&view=diff
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--- trunk/lib/check_types.py    (original)
+++ trunk/lib/check_types.py    Wed May 28 15:32:39 2014
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
###############################################################################
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-# Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Edward d'Auvergne                                  
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+# Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Edward d'Auvergne                                  
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 # This file is part of the program relax (http://www.nmr-relax.com).         
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@@ -148,6 +148,44 @@
     return False
 
 
+def is_list(val):
+    """Check if the given value is a Python list.
+
+    @param val: The value to check.
+    @type val:  anything.
+    @return:    True if the value is a list, False otherwise.
+    @rtype:     bool
+    """
+
+    # Not a list.
+    if not isinstance(val, list):
+        return False
+
+    # Must be a list.
+    return True
+
+
+def is_list_of_lists(val):
+    """Check if the given value is a Python list of lists.
+
+    @param val: The value to check.
+    @type val:  anything.
+    @return:    True if the value is a list of lists, False otherwise.
+    @rtype:     bool
+    """
+
+    # First dimension is not a list.
+    if not isinstance(val, list):
+        return False
+
+    # Second dimension is not a list.
+    if not isinstance(val[0], list):
+        return False
+
+    # Must be a list of lists.
+    return True
+
+
 def is_num(num):
     """Check if the given number is a Python or numpy int or float.