le(obj)) ['foo'] If *base_type* is set, objects for which ``isinstance(obj, base_type)`` returns ``True`` won't be considered iterable. >>> obj = {'a': 1} >>> list(always_iterable(obj)) # Iterate over the dict's keys ['a'] >>> list(always_iterable(obj, base_type=dict)) # Treat dicts as a unit [{'a': 1}] Set *base_type* to ``None`` to avoid any special handling and treat objects Python considers iterable as iterable: >>> obj = 'foo' >>> list(always_iterable(obj, base_type=None)) ['f', 'o', 'o'] r³