python2.2: type('name') -> <type 'str'> ??

[Joal Heagney]

Guido van Rossum wrote:
> 
> Francisco <frandebo at latt.if.usp.br> writes:
> 
> >   I just compiled python2.2a and I'm getting this strange response to the
> > 'type' command:
> >
> > Python 2.2a1 (#2, Jul 24 2001, 12:24:09)
> > [GCC 2.95.2 20000220 (Debian GNU/Linux)] on linux2
> > Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> > >>> type('')
> > <type 'str'>
> >
> >  while I expected to get <type 'string'>.
> >
> >  Am I missing something or I just messed up with the compilation??
> 
> No, the string type changed its name to match the str() function
> (which is now the same as the str type).
> 
> --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

Very nice.
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