Python isinstance() Function

In this article, we are going to learn all about the Python isinstance() method to check a specified object is of the specified type or not. isinstance method in python returns an only a Boolean value that means True or False.

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Python isinstance function

Python isinstance() function is a built-in function in Python that returns True if the specified object is of the specified type.
If the type parameter is a tuple, this function will return True if the objects are one of the types in the tuple.

Syntax

The syntax of isinstance function in Python is:-

isinstance(object, type)

Parameter

isinstance function accepts two-parameter.

• object:- Required, An object.
• type:- A type or class, A tuple of classes or types.

Return Value

The returned value of the python isinstance() function is only Boolean value True or False.

Python isinstance() examples

Here we will take some examples to understand the python isinstance() function.

Example 1:

print(isinstance(5, int))
print(isinstance('Programming Funda', str))
print(isinstance(12.21, float))
print(isinstance([1, 2, 3, 4], list))
print(isinstance((1, 2, 3, 4), tuple))
print(isinstance({1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, set))

Output

True
True
True
True
True
True

Example 2:

class Person:
	name = 'Programming Funda'
	def __init__(self):
		print(f"My name is {self.name}.")
		

#create instance of the class Person.	
p1 = Person()
print(isinstance(p1, Person))

Output

My name is Programming Funda.
True

Conclusion

In this article, you have learned all about the isinstance() function in Python to check a specified object is of the specified type or not. This function returns one boolean value that means True or False.

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