get type python code example

Example 1: python get type class name

type(x).__name__

Example 2: print variable type python

v = 10
type(v)
# <type 'int'>

Example 3: how to check the type of a variable in python

print(type(x))

Example 4: identify object python

print(type('string'))
# <class 'str'>

print(type('string') is str)
# True

Example 5: type of object python

>>> type([]) is list
True
>>> type({}) is dict
True
>>> type('') is str
True
>>> type(0) is int
True

Example 6: python get type of variable

>>> i = 123
>>> type(i)
<type 'int'>
>>> type(i) is int
True
>>> i = 123.456
>>> type(i)
<type 'float'>
>>> type(i) is float
True