test types in python3 code example

Example 1: identify object python

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

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

Example 2: self.assertequal python

'''
In other words, assertEquals is a function to check if two variables are equal, for purposes of automated testing:
'''

def assertEquals(var1, var2):
    if var1 == var2:
        return True
    else:
        return False