Python type() Function

The Python type() function returns the type of the specified object, if one argument is provided. With all three arguments, it returns a new type object.

Syntax

type(object, bases, dict)

Parameters

Example: type() function with single argument

In the example below, type() function is used to get the type of the specified object.

x = 10
y = [10, 20, 30]
z = {'a': 10, 'b': 20}

print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))

The output of the above code will be:

<class 'int'>
<class 'list'>
<class 'dict'>

Example: type() function with three argument

In the example below, all three arguments of type() function is used. It returns a new type object.

class rect:
  length = 10
  breadth = 5
  
obj = type('X', (rect,), dict(length = 10, breadth = 5))
print(obj)
print(type(obj))
print(vars(obj))

The output of the above code will be:

<class '__main__.X'>
<class 'type'>
{'length': 10, 'breadth': 5, '__module__': '__main__', '__doc__': None}