["python","reflection"]
Convert a python 'type' object to a string

I'm wondering how to convert a python 'type' object into a string using python's reflective capabilities. For example, I'd like to print the type of an object print("My type is " + type(some_object)) # (which obviously doesn't work like this)
print(type(some_object).__name__) If that doesn't suit you, use this: print(some_instance.__class__.__name__) Example: class A: pass print(type(A())) # prints <type 'instance'> print(A().__class__.__name__) # prints A Also, it seems there are differences with type() when using new-style classes vs old-style (that is, inheritance from object). For a new-style class, type(someObject).__name__ returns the name, and for old-style classes it returns instance.