How to test if my selection is a face or an edge ?

[Sam555]

Hello guys,

i'm quite new to python pymel in Maya and i want to do a simple thing as testing if my selection is a face or a edge.

Searching the net i saw that you can either use the filterexpand() or using something like a hack (if "MeshVertex" in selection[0].__repr__()), is there a more simple and straightforward way to do this simple test ? 

What i'am simply trying to achieve :

if selection is a face or a edge :

    do something

Thanks for your help.

[Marcus Ottosson]

You can use isinstance.

from pymel import core

# Select a vertex
selection = core.ls(sl=1)[0]
if isinstance(selection, core.MeshVertex):
    print "Selection is a vertex"

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[Sam555]

Thank you, 

so simple and elegant, i'am learning a lot.

Thanks again. 

Solved.