How do I check (at runtime) if one class is a subclass of another?

Question

Let\'s say that I have a class Suit and four subclasses of suit: Heart, Spade, Diamond, Club.

class Suit:
   ...
class Heart(Suit):
   ...
class Spade(Suit):         


        

Answer 1

You can use isinstance if you have an instance, or issubclass if you have a class. Normally thought its a bad idea. Normally in Python you work out if an object is capable of something by attempting to do that thing to it.