Problem with asteric(*) variable and type

Question

When I write this code it shows error.
a,*b='abcdef'
print(*b,type(*b))
It throws a error that type() takes 1 or 3 argument. How to know the type of '*b' and can anyone give me a example of type() taking 3 arguments. What it actually mean?

Answer 1

You can do it like this:

a,*b='abcdef'
print(*b,type(b))

Answer 2

Thanks a lot. The article clears the confusions.

Answer 3

https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#type

Answer 4

thank you ^_^

Answer 5

Thanks ^_^

Answer 6

now it shows <class 'list'>

Answer 7

I wanted to know the type of (*b)