type() / isinstance()
function
type() returns the type of an object; isinstance() checks if an object is an instance of a class.
Syntax
type(object) isinstance(object, classinfo)
Example
python
print(type(42)) # <class 'int'>
print(type('hello')) # <class 'str'>
print(type([1,2,3])) # <class 'list'>
print(isinstance(42, int)) # True
print(isinstance('hi', str)) # True
print(isinstance(42, (int,float))) # True