#!/usr/bin/python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

thing = "5"

# Just get type
# type(object)
print(type(thing))

# Check type and subtypes
if isinstance(thing, str):
    print("object is instance of str")

# To check if the type of o is exactly str (exclude subclasses):]
if type(thing) is str:
    print("object is str")

# The following also works, and can be useful in some cases:
if issubclass(type(thing), str):
    print("object is sub-class of str")