durationtools.is_lilypond_duration_name

abjad.tools.durationtools.is_lilypond_duration_name.is_lilypond_duration_name(expr)[source]

New in version 2.0.

True when expr is a LilyPond duartion name:

abjad> from abjad.tools import durationtools
abjad> durationtools.is_lilypond_duration_name('\\breve')
True

Otherwise false:

abjad> durationtools.is_lilypond_duration_name('foo')
False

The regex ^(\\breve|\\longa|\\maxima)$ underlies this predicate.

Return boolean.

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