def asList(obj):
    """Always returns a list, wrapping any other object type into a list
    
    :param obj: The value to be wrapped if necessary
    :type obj: Any
    :return: obj if it was already a list, otherwise object wrapped in a list
    :rtype: list
    """
    if isinstance(obj, list):
        return obj
    else:
        return list([obj])
