(obj)
return the handler for the object type
return the handler for the object type
return the handler for the object type
def handler_for(obj):
    """return the handler for the object type"""
    for handler_type in handlers:
        if isinstance(obj, handler_type):
            return handlers[handler_type]

    try:
        for handler_type in handlers:
            if issubclass(obj, handler_type):
                return handlers[handler_type]
    except TypeError:
        # if obj isn't a class, issubclass will raise a TypeError
        pass
def handler_for ( obj ) : for handler_type in handlers : if isinstance ( obj , handler_type ) : return handlers [ handler_type ] try : for handler_type in handlers : if issubclass ( obj , handler_type ) : return handlers [ handler_type ] except TypeError : # if obj isn't a class, issubclass will raise a TypeError pass