def iterable(body):
"""Convert the given body to an iterable object."""
if isinstance(body, types.FileType):
body = cptools.fileGenerator(body)
elif isinstance(body, types.GeneratorType):
body = flattener(body)
elif isinstance(body, basestring):
# strings get wrapped in a list because iterating over a single
# item list is much faster than iterating over every character
# in a long string.
body = [body]
elif body is None:
body = [""]
return body
def __set__(self, obj, value):
# Convert the given value to an iterable object.
if isinstance(value, types.FileType):
value = cptools.fileGenerator(value)
elif isinstance(value, types.GeneratorType):
value = flattener(value)
elif isinstance(value, basestring):
# strings get wrapped in a list because iterating over a single
# item list is much faster than iterating over every character
# in a long string.
value = [value]
elif value is None:
value = []
obj._body = value
