overview of type()
The type() function returns the type of the given object. If no object is passed, it returns a new type object based on three arguments name, bases, and dict.
use of type()
The most basic use of the type() function is to determine the type of an object.
# use of type()
print(type('Python'))
print(type([1, 2, 3]))
print(type((1, 2, 3)))
print(type(1.22))
print(type(1))
The type() function is used to return the type of each object.
<class 'str'>
<class 'list'>
<class 'tuple'>
<class 'float'>
<class 'int'>
syntax of type()
If an object is passed, the syntax of the type() function is:
type(object)
If no object is passed, the syntax of the type() function is:
type(name, bases, dict)
arguments of type()
The type() function accepts either one argument, which has to be an object or three arguments.
The arguments of type(), if an object is passed:
| argument |
required |
description |
| object |
required |
the object, whose type to be returned |
The arguments of type(), if no object is passed:
| argument |
required |
description |
| name |
required |
the class name, it becomes the __name__attribute |
| bases |
required |
a tuple to itemize the base class, it becomes the __bases__ attribute |
| dict |
required |
a dictionary containing definitions of the body, it becomes the __dict__ attribute |
return values of type()
If an object is passed to the type() function it returns the type of the object. If no object is passed, a new type object is returned based on the three arguments.