Class Attribute

Some koans may ask you for the __class__ attribute of an object:

What does __class__ attribute do? It tells you what the class type is for a given object (on the left hand side of the period). Let's look at that for a string object:

To the Python Console (IDLE) robin! And run this: "batman".__class__

!["batman".class] (http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq150/gregmalcolm/ScreenShot2013-05-02at75509AM.png)

Notice it returns this: <type 'str'>

Which is the same thing we're seeing from the koans runner:

AssertionError: '-=> FILL ME IN! <=-' != <type 'str'>

So "batman" == <type 'str'> then right?

Not exactly...

!["batman" == <type 'str'>] (http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq150/gregmalcolm/ScreenShot2013-05-02at80309AM.png)

"batman".__class__ is DISPLAYED as <type 'str'>, but the value is actually the class name. Which is just str. NO QUOTES!