what does type(subprocess.Popen)==<class 'type'> mean?

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why does not type(subprocess.Popen)==<class 'module'>? Thanks

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>>> import subprocess
>>> type(subprocess.Popen)
<class 'type'>
>>> import os
>>> type(os.path)
<class 'module'>
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