In Python, how do I determine if an object is iterable?

Question

Is there a method like isiterable? The only solution I have found so far is to call

hasattr(myObj, \'__iter__\')

But I am not

Answer 1

try:
  #treat object as iterable
except TypeError, e:
  #object is not actually iterable

Don't run checks to see if your duck really is a duck to see if it is iterable or not, treat it as if it was and complain if it wasn't.