type()

Built-in FunctionPython 2.0+Beginner

Returns the type of an object, or creates a new type dynamically

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Documentation
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Python Version
2.0+

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python
print(type(42))
print(type("hello"))
print(type([1, 2, 3]))
print(type(True))

type() is a built-in function that returns the type of an object, or creates a new type dynamically.

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builtinfunctioncoreoopintrospectionmetaclassdatatype

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