Module __builtin__ :: Class type

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## Type type

    object --+
             |
            type

type(object) -> the object's type type(name, bases, dict) -> a new type

Method Summary
| ``__call__`(x, ...)` x.__call__(...) <==> x(...)
| ``__cmp__`(x, y)` x.__cmp__(y) <==> cmp(x,y)
| ``__delattr__`(...)` x.__delattr__('name') <==> del x.name
| ``__getattribute__`(...)` x.__getattribute__('name') <==> x.name
| ``__hash__`(x)` x.__hash__() <==> hash(x)
| ``__new__`(T, S, ...)` T.__new__(S, ...) -> a new object with type S, a subtype of T
| ``__repr__`(x)` x.__repr__() <==> repr(x)
| ``__setattr__`(...)` x.__setattr__('name', value) <==> x.name = value
list of immediate subclasses | ``__subclasses__`()` __subclasses__() -> list of immediate subclasses
list | ``mro`()` return a type's method resolution order
Inherited from object
| ``__init__`(...)` x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature
| ``__reduce__`(...)` helper for pickle
| ``__reduce_ex__`(...)` helper for pickle
| ``__str__`(x)` x.__str__() <==> str(x)

Class Variable Summary
`type` | `__base__` = `__builtin__.object`
`tuple` | `__bases__` = `(<type 'object'>,)`
`int` | `__basicsize__` = 420
`int` | `__dictoffset__` = 132
`int` | `__flags__` = 21995
`int` | `__itemsize__` = 20
`tuple` | `__mro__` = `(<type 'type'>, <type 'object'>)`
`str` | `__name__` = `'type'`
`int` | `__weakrefoffset__` = 184

Method Details

### __call__(x, ...)
(Call operator)

x.__call__(...) <==> x(...)

  Returns:

        x(...)

### __cmp__(x, y)
(Comparison operator)

x.__cmp__(y) <==> cmp(x,y)

  Returns:

        cmp(x,y)

### __delattr__(...)

x.__delattr__('name') <==> del x.name

  Overrides:
    `__builtin__.object.__delattr__`

### __getattribute__(...)

x.__getattribute__('name') <==> x.name

  Overrides:
    `__builtin__.object.__getattribute__`

### __hash__(x)
(Hashing function)

x.__hash__() <==> hash(x)

  Returns:

        hash(x)

  Overrides:
    `__builtin__.object.__hash__`

### __new__(T, S, ...)

T.__new__(S, ...) -> a new object with type S, a subtype of T

  Returns:

        a new object with type S, a subtype of T

  Overrides:
    `__builtin__.object.__new__`

### __repr__(x)
(Representation operator)

x.__repr__() <==> repr(x)

  Returns:

        repr(x)

  Overrides:
    `__builtin__.object.__repr__`

### __setattr__(...)

x.__setattr__('name', value) <==> x.name = value

  Overrides:
    `__builtin__.object.__setattr__`

### __subclasses__()

__subclasses__() -> list of immediate subclasses

  Returns:
    list of immediate subclasses

### mro()

return a type's method resolution order

  Returns:
    list

Class Variable Details

### __bases__

  Type:
    `tuple`
  Value:

        (<type 'object'>,)

### __basicsize__

  Type:
    `int`
  Value:

        420

### __dictoffset__

  Type:
    `int`
  Value:

        132

### __flags__

  Type:
    `int`
  Value:

        21995

### __itemsize__

  Type:
    `int`
  Value:

        20

### __mro__

  Type:
    `tuple`
  Value:

        (<type 'type'>, <type 'object'>)

### __name__

  Type:
    `str`
  Value:

        'type'

### __weakrefoffset__

  Type:
    `int`
  Value:

        184

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