How to find the type ...

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>>> thisisastring = "1"
>>> thisisanint = 1
>>> type(thisisastring)
<type 'str'>
>>> type(thisisanint)
<type 'int'>
>>> thisisastring = int(thisisastring)
>>> thisisanint = str(thisisanint)
>>> type(thisisastring)
<type 'int'>
>>> type(thisisanint)
<type 'str'>
>>>