check if value is string python code example

Example 1: python check if variable is string

# python 2
isinstance(s, basestring)

# python 3
isinstance(s, str)

Example 2: if type is string python

isinstance(s, str)

Example 3: python check if string in string

if "blah" not in somestring: 
    continue

Example 4: python check if string

type('hello world') == str
# output: True

type(10) == str
# output: False

Example 5: how to check a string in if statement python

if var == 'stringone' or var == 'stringtwo':
    dosomething()

Example 6: how to check a string in if statement python

if var is 'stringone' or 'stringtwo':
    dosomething()