How do you take an input in python and verify its type and print accordingly if it is integer, float or string?

Question

for this , you need to take input and print the input is of type integer/string/float/something else

Answer 1

An input() entry in Python is always of string type ^^

Answer 2

you are right visph

Answer 3

def number(n):
try:
if '.' in n:
n = float(n)
else:
n = int(n)
except:
pass
finally:
return n

n = input()
print(type(number(n)))

# you can avoid the 'except' statement, but I put it for showing the complete 'try' structure ;)

Answer 4

yes i know. that is where the problem lies.. i got this question in a competition.. i could figure out a large method using try and except but i want a better solution

Answer 5

nice thank you