parameters: (obj)
return_statement: return isinstance(obj, _STRING_TYPES)
docstring: Return whether the given object is a byte string or unicode string.
  
      This function is provided for compatibility with both Python 2 and 3
      when using 2to3.
docstring_summary: Return whether the given object is a byte string or unicode string.
docstring_tokens: Return whether the given object is a byte string or unicode string .
function: def is_string(obj):
      """
      Return whether the given object is a byte string or unicode string.
  
      This function is provided for compatibility with both Python 2 and 3
      when using 2to3.
  
      """
      return isinstance(obj, _STRING_TYPES)
function_tokens: def is_string ( obj ) : return isinstance ( obj , _STRING_TYPES )