Python type() Function

Python type() Function

The type() function in Python returns the type of an object. The return value is a type object and generally the same object as returned by object.__class__.

Syntax

class type(object)

              or

class type(name, bases, dict)

Parameter

object- If only one parameter is specified, the type() function returns the type of this object.

base- It is an optional parameter that specifies the base classes.

dict- This parameter specifies the namespace with the definition for the class.

Return

This function returns the type of an object.

Example 1

 # Python program explaining
 # the type() function 
 x = ('Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday','Thursday')
 y = "Hello World"
 z = 383
 val1 = type(x)
 val2 = type(y)
 val3 = type(z)
 print(val1)
 print(val2)
 print(val3) 

Output

 <class 'tuple'>
 <class 'str'>
 <class 'int'> 

Example 2

 # Python program explaining
 # the type() function 
 #printing the type for list
 print(type([]) is list) 
 print(type([]) is not list) 
 #printing the type for tuple
 print(type(()) is tuple) 
 #printing the type for dict 
 print(type({}) is dict) 
 print(type({}) is not list) 

Output

 True
 False
 True
 True
 True