Good Style in Python Objects

Question

Most of my programming prior to Python was in C++ or Matlab. I don\'t have a degree in CS (almost completed a PhD in physics), but have done some courses and a good amount o

Answer 1

For checking if an argument is of the expected type, use the built-in isinstance() function:

if not isinstance(leader1, UnionFind):
    raise ValueError('leader1 must be a UnionFind instance')

Additionally, it is a good habit to add docstrings to functions, classes and member functions. Such a docstring for a function or method should describe what it does, what arguments are to be passed to it and if applicable what is returned and which exceptions can be raised.