title: isinstance(object,type) in python
body: <p>I'm just going through some python help documents and came across the following piece of code :</p>
  
  <pre><code>isinstance(object, type)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Can anyone explain what does <code>type</code> mean in the above statement?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks,<br>Vineel</p>