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Function Details: type

Description

Returns the type of an object, or create a new type object.

Extended Description

The type() function has two distinct behaviors: 1) With one argument, it returns the type of the object. 2) With three arguments, it creates a new type object (a class). It's the metaclass of all classes in Python, and can be used to dynamically create classes. When creating a new type, the first argument is the class name, the second is a tuple of base classes, and the third is a dictionary defining the namespace of the class.

Read More about type from Python Documentation

Function Signature

type(object: Any) -> type
type(name: str, bases: Tuple[type, ...], dict: Dict[str, Any]) -> Type

Module: builtins

Class: type

Parameters

Parameter List

object: Any
bases: Optional[Tuple[type, ...]]
dict: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]

Return

With one argument, returns the type of the object. With three arguments, returns a new type object.

Return Type

Union[type, Type]

Output

Explanation

These examples show how type() is used to get the type of various objects.