Basic token types and the standard tokens.
copyright: | Copyright 2006-2013 by the Pygments team, see AUTHORS. |
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license: | BSD, see LICENSE for details. |
Return True if ttype is a subtype of other.
exists for backwards compatibility. use ttype in other now.
Convert a string into a token type:
>>> string_to_token('String.Double')
Token.Literal.String.Double
>>> string_to_token('Token.Literal.Number')
Token.Literal.Number
>>> string_to_token('')
Token
Tokens that are already tokens are returned unchanged:
>>> string_to_token(String)
Token.Literal.String