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Getting the class name of an instance

How do I find out the name of the class used to create an instance of an object in Python?

I'm not sure if I should use the inspect module or parse the __class__ attribute.

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    I like this one. This way, it is possible in a base class to get the name of the subclass. Commented Jun 4, 2012 at 11:43
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    or self.__class__.__name__ instead of type(self).__name__ to get the same behaviour. Unless there is something the type() function does that I am not aware of? Commented Aug 20, 2012 at 21:47
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    If you're using type(item) on a list item the result will be <type 'instance'> while item.__class__.__name__ holds the class name. Commented Aug 6, 2014 at 9:43
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    I think the issue that @Grochni mentions is only relevant for certain classes in Python 2.x, see here: stackoverflow.com/questions/6666856/… Commented Feb 22, 2015 at 18:09
  • @andreb The original solution is shorter. Commented Mar 8, 2023 at 15:27

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