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+"""Assertions for runtime type checking of function arguments."""
+
+from typing import Any
+
+
+def assert_is_string(value: Any, name: str) -> None:
+    """If :param value: isn't of type str, raise a TypeError.
+
+    >>> try: assert_is_string(123, 'var')
+    ... except TypeError as type_error: print(str(type_error))
+    ...
+    expected variable 'var', with value 123, to have type 'str', not 'int'
+    """
+    if not isinstance(value, str):
+        raise TypeError(
+            f"expected variable '{name}', with value {str(value)}, to have"
+            + f" type 'str', not '{type(value).__name__}'"
+        )
+
+
+def assert_is_list(value: Any, name: str) -> None:
+    """If :param value: isn't of type list, raise a TypeError.
+
+    >>> try: assert_is_list(123, 'var')
+    ... except TypeError as type_error: print(str(type_error))
+    ...
+    expected variable 'var', with value 123, to have type 'list', not 'int'
+    """
+    if not isinstance(value, list):
+        raise TypeError(
+            f"expected variable '{name}', with value {str(value)}, to have"
+            + f" type 'list', not '{type(value).__name__}'"
+        )