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Function Details: isinstance

Description

Returns whether an object is an instance of a class or of a subclass thereof.

Extended Description

The isinstance() function checks if the first argument is an instance or subclass of the second argument. If the second argument is a tuple of classes or types, it checks if the first argument is an instance of any of those classes or types.

Read More about isinstance from Python Documentation

Function Signature

isinstance(object: Any, classinfo: Union[type, Tuple[type, ...]]) -> bool

Module: builtins

Parameters

Parameter List

object: Any
classinfo: Union[type, Tuple[type, ...]]

Return

Returns a boolean indicating whether the object is an instance of the specified class(es) or type(s).

Return Type

bool

Output

Explanation

This example shows basic usage of isinstance() with different types.