Exploring Python: Everything is an Object

ID and Type:

In Python, every object has an identity (id) and a type. The id uniquely identifies each object, acting as its address in memory. This means that even basic data types like integers, strings, and lists are treated as objects in Python.

Example of getting ID and type of an object

x = 42
print("ID:", id(x))
print("Type:", type(x))

Results

ID: 140736591034160

Type: <class 'int'>

Mutable Objects:

Some objects in Python are mutable, meaning they can be modified after …

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