Returns the type of an object
Usage
With one argument, the type() function returns the type of the specified object.
With three arguments, this function returns a new type object.
Syntax
type(object)
| Parameter | Condition | Description |
| object | Required | Any object (number, string, list, custom object etc.) |
– OR –
type(name,bases,dict)
| Parameter | Condition | Description |
| name | Required | Specifies the class name |
| bases | Optional | Specifies the base classes |
| dict | Optional | Specifies the namespace containing definitions for the class |
type(object)
With one argument, the type() function returns the type of the specified object.
# Find type of below objects
x = type(42)
print(x)
# Prints <class 'int'>
x = type('Hello')
print(x)
# Prints <class 'str'>
x = type(['red', 'green', 'blue'])
print(x)
# Prints <class 'list'>
x = type({'name': 'Bob', 'age': 25})
print(x)
# Prints <class 'dict'>Let’s try type() on a custom object.
class fruit:
pass
apple = fruit()
print(type(apple))
# Prints <class '__main__.fruit'>You get ‘__main__.’ before the class name because it is local to the current module.
type(name, bases, dict)
With three arguments, this function returns a new type object. For example, the following two statements create identical type objects.
# The usual way
class X:
a = 1
# With type function
X = type('X', (object,), dict(a=1))type() vs isinstance()
The isinstance() method takes subclasses into account; type() doesn’t.
class fruit:
pass
class apple(fruit):
pass
print(isinstance(fruit(), fruit))
# Prints True
print(type(fruit()) == fruit)
# Prints True
print(isinstance(apple(), fruit))
# Prints True
print(type(apple()) == fruit)
# Prints False, and this probably won't be what you want.