Why does type(type) and type(range) return <class 'type'>?

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Question on python types

Answer 1

Because type and range are type definitions, so you get exactly this: 'What you gave me here is of type "type"'. You could do the same with your self-defined classes:

class C:
...

then look at type(C), and you'll hear it's a type.

If you do type(range()), you get a different result, because now you don't check the class but an instance of that class.