`astropy.extern.configobj.validate:is_string_list`

source: /astropy/extern/configobj/validate.py:1180

Signature

def is_string_list(value, min = None, max = None)

Summary

Check that the value is a list of strings.

Extended Summary

You can optionally specify the minimum and maximum number of members.

Each list member is checked that it is a string.

>>> vtor.check('string_list', ())
[]
>>> vtor.check('string_list', [])
[]
>>> vtor.check('string_list', ('a', 'b'))
['a', 'b']
>>> vtor.check('string_list', ['a', 1])
Traceback (most recent call last):
VdtTypeError: the value "1" is of the wrong type.
>>> vtor.check('string_list', 'hello')
Traceback (most recent call last):
VdtTypeError: the value "hello" is of the wrong type.

Aliases

astropy.config.configuration.validate.is_string_list