basestring :: Class basestring

Class basestring

object --+
         |
        basestring

Known Subclasses:

str
, unicode

Type basestring cannot be instantiated; it is the base for str and unicode.

Instance Methods

a new object with type S, a subtype of T

__new__(T, S, ...)

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __init__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __str__, __subclasshook__

Properties
Inherited from `object`: `__class__`

Method Details

new(T, S, ...)

Returns: a new object with type S, a subtype of T
Overrides: object.__new__