Removed string check to be able to take ipranges types themselves

lib_python/lib/ipranges/ipranges.py

@@ -243,8 +243,6 @@ IP4Util.net = IP4Net
 IP6Util.net = IP6Net
 
 def from_str(s):
-    if not isinstance(s, basestring):
-        raise ValueError("IP string expected, got: %s" % s)
     for t in IP4Net, IP4Range, IP4, IP6Net, IP6Range, IP6:
         try:
             return t(s)
@@ -253,8 +251,6 @@ def from_str(s):
     raise ValueError("%s does not appear as IP address, network or range string" % s)
 
 def from_str_v4(s):
-    if not isinstance(s, basestring):
-        raise ValueError("IPv4 string expected, got: %s" % s)
     for t in IP4Net, IP4Range, IP4:
         try:
             return t(s)
@@ -263,8 +259,6 @@ def from_str_v4(s):
     raise ValueError("%s does not appear as IPv4 address, network or range string" % s)
 
 def from_str_v6(s):
-    if not isinstance(s, basestring):
-        raise ValueError("IPv6 string expected, got: %s" % s)
     for t in IP6Net, IP6Range, IP6:
         try:
             return t(s)