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# span_utils

## Module

Utilities for working with span types.

## is\_concludable\_span\_type

```python theme={null}
def is_concludable_span_type(span_type: SPAN_TYPE) -> bool
```

Check if the span type requires conclusion (via `conclude()`).

**Arguments**

* `span_type`: The type of span

**Returns**

* True if the span type requires conclusion, False otherwise

## is\_textual\_span\_type

```python theme={null}
def is_textual_span_type(span_type: SPAN_TYPE) -> bool
```

Check if the span type has a string-based input and output.

**Arguments**

* `span_type`: The type of span

**Returns**

* True if the span type has a string-based input and output, False otherwise