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How do I see the type of a variable whether it is unsigned 32 bit, signed 16 bit, etc.?
How do I view it?
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To get the type of a variable in Python, you can use the built-in type() function. In Python, everything is an object. So, when you use the type() function to print the type of the value stored in a variable to the console, it returns the class type of the object.
To check the data type of variable in Python, use the type() method. The type() is a built-in Python method that returns the class type of the argument(object) passed as a parameter. You place the variable inside a type() function, and Python returns the data type.
Specify a Variable Type There may be times when you want to specify a type on to a variable. This can be done with casting. Python is an object-orientated language, and as such it uses classes to define data types, including its primitive types.
Use the type() builtin function:
>>> i = 123 >>> type(i) <type 'int'> >>> type(i) is int True >>> i = 123.456 >>> type(i) <type 'float'> >>> type(i) is float True To check if a variable is of a given type, use isinstance:
>>> i = 123 >>> isinstance(i, int) True >>> isinstance(i, (float, str, set, dict)) False Note that Python doesn't have the same types as C/C++, which appears to be your question.
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