python check if data is iterable code example

Example 1: python check if variable is iterable

from collections import Iterable

def iterable(obj):
    return isinstance(obj, Iterable)

Example 2: how to check if an object is iterable in python

try:
  obj = iter(obj)
  
 except:
  raise TypeError("obj is not iterable")
  
finally:
  print ("obj is iterable")
  
from collections import Iterable

if isinstance(obj, Iterable):
  print ("obj is iterable")
  
else:
  print ("obj is not iterable")