python2.2: type('name') -> <type 'str'> ??

[Guido van Rossum]

Francisco <frandebo at latt.if.usp.br> writes:

>   I just compiled python2.2a and I'm getting this strange response to the
> 'type' command:
> 
> Python 2.2a1 (#2, Jul 24 2001, 12:24:09) 
> [GCC 2.95.2 20000220 (Debian GNU/Linux)] on linux2
> Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> type('') 
> <type 'str'>
> 
>  while I expected to get <type 'string'>.
> 
>  Am I missing something or I just messed up with the compilation?? 

No, the string type changed its name to match the str() function
(which is now the same as the str type).

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)