def is_metatype(rdtype):
 if (((rdtype >= TKEY) and (rdtype <= ANY)) or _metatypes.has_key(rdtype)):
  return True
 return False

def is_metatype ( rdtype ) : if ( ( ( rdtype >= TKEY ) and ( rdtype <= ANY ) ) or _metatypes . has_key ( rdtype ) ) : return True return False
true if the type is a metatype .