class — Easy Playground

Reference to the class that an instance belongs to

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# __class__ refers to an object's type
x = 42
print(x.__class__)
print(x.__class__.__name__)

class Dog:
    pass

d = Dog()
print(d.__class__)

Output

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__class__ is a special attribute that reference to the class that an instance belongs to.

Try modifying the code above to explore different behaviors. Can you extend the example to handle a new use case?

__class__ — Easy Playground