how to check the type of a variable in python

1v = 10
2type(v)
3# <type 'int'>

1print(type(x))

1>>> i = 123
2>>> type(i)
3<type 'int'>
4>>> type(i) is int
5True
6>>> i = 123.456
7>>> type(i)
8<type 'float'>
9>>> type(i) is float
10True
11

1str = "Hello"
2type(str)