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objectType -- type of a python object

Synopsis

Usage:

objectType x
Inputs:
- x, a python object,
Outputs:
- a python object, the type of x;

Description

This is equivalent to the type function in Python.

i1 : objectType pythonValue "2"

o1 = <class 'int'>

o1 : PythonObject of class type

i2 : objectType pythonValue "'Hello, world!'"

o2 = <class 'str'>

o2 : PythonObject of class type

For the programmer

The object objectType is a compiled function.