title: Does python support character type?
body: <p>When I am checking with data types I wonder why a char value is returning as string type.</p>
  
  <p>Please see my input and output.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Input:</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>a = 'c'
  
  type(a)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>Output:</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>class 'str'
  </code></pre>