what is the functions type in python3 [duplicate]

Question

in python 3 every things are objs , functions too. functions are first-class citizens that mean we can do like other variables.

>>> class x:
    pass

>>> 
>>> isinstance(x,type)
True
>>> type(x)
<class 'type'>
>>> 
>>> x=12
>>> isinstance(x,int)
True
>>> type(x)
<class 'int'>
>>>

but functions are diffrent ! :

>>> def x():
    pass

>>> type(x)
<class 'function'>
>>> isinstance(x,function)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#56>", line 1, in <module>
    isinstance(x,function)
NameError: name 'function' is not defined
>>>

why error ? what is python functions type ?

Dan D. · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-15 05:54:07Z

10

You can use types.FunctionType:

>>> def x():
...     pass
...
>>> import types
>>> isinstance(x, types.FunctionType)
True

edited Aug 15, 2015 at 5:54

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answered Aug 15, 2015 at 5:53

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Anand S Kumar · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-15 06:12:24Z

5

@falsetru's answer is correct for function's type.

But if what you are looking for is to check whether a particular object can be called using () , then you can use the built-in function callable(). Example -

>>> def f():
...  pass
...
>>> class CA:
...     pass
...
>>> callable(f)
True
>>> callable(CA)
True
>>> callable(int)
True
>>> a = 1
>>> callable(a)
False

edited Aug 15, 2015 at 6:12

answered Aug 15, 2015 at 6:03

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