How to Check Variable and Value Types
The type() function is used to check the type of a variable or value.
How to Use the type() Function
The type() function returns the data type of a variable or value passed inside the parentheses.
Using the type() Function
number = 10 # Assign integer 10 to variable number
print(type(number)) # <class 'int'> : Integer type
text = "Python Programming" # Assign string to variable text
print(type(text)) # <class 'str'> : String type
Checking Types
The type() function can check the type of all basic data types and user-defined types in Python.
Checking Various Data Types
is_active = True
print(type(is_active)) # <class 'bool'> : Boolean type
my_list = [1, 2, 3]
print(type(my_list)) # <class 'list'> : List type
my_dict = {"key": "value"}
print(type(my_dict)) # <class 'dict'> : Dictionary type
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