Do not compare types, use isinstance()

boutproject · Apr 30, 2024 · 2c30f24 · 2c30f24
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commit 2c30f24
Showing 1 changed file with 1 addition and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/boututils/datafile.py b/boututils/datafile.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 """
 
-
 import numpy as np
 
 from boututils.boutarray import BoutArray
@@ -942,7 +941,7 @@ def write(self, name, data, info=False):
 
         try:
             for attrname, attrval in data.attributes.items():
-                if type(attrval) == str:
+                if isinstance(attrval, str):
                     attrval = attrval.encode(encoding="utf-8")
                 self.handle[name].attrs.create(attrname, attrval)
         except AttributeError: