Check if all elements of a list are of the same type

Question

How can I check if the elements of a list are of the same type, without checking individually every element if possible?

For example, I would like to have a function

Answer 1

>>> def checkInt(l):
    return all(isinstance(i, (int, long)) for i in l)

>>> checkInt([1,2,3])
True
>>> checkInt(['a',1,2,3])
False
>>> checkInt([1,2,3,238762384762364892364])
True