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Python

Posted by Benjamin Hedgepeth
Benjamin Hedgepeth
5,672 Points

type () function in Python

The purpose of using the type() function is to identify the type of data being used. A data type identifies the types of values that are permitted for a particular data type and the type of operations that may be performed.

Given a class is simply a template for creating instances (objects) of that class I'm confused why class is returned from the type() function.

Why does Python return <class 'str'> instead of <type 'str'> when calling this function?

>>> type('hello')
 <class  'str'>

1 Answer

justin chow
justin chow
61 Points
justin chow
justin chow
61 Points

Remember! Everything in Python is Object. Everything you create should belong to some class if itself is not a class.

So, you created something like a = "name" Here a is an object of the class String. Because that's how it's working. Let's just assume that type() function is used to understanding of humans.. and not programs