{"id":3396,"date":"2024-03-13T06:55:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T06:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-typeof-function-in-python\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:39:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:39:19","slug":"what-is-the-purpose-of-the-typeof-function-in-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-typeof-function-in-python\/","title":{"rendered":"Python type() vs typeof: Check Data Types Correctly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>typeof is not a built-in function in Python, it is correct to use the type function to get the type of an object. The type function returns the type of an object. 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