def repr_type(obj):
the_type = type(obj)<EOL>if (not py3compat.PY3) and the_type is InstanceType:<EOL><INDENT>the_type = obj.__class__<EOL><DEDENT>msg = '<STR_LIT>' % (obj, the_type)<EOL>return msg<EOL>
Return a string representation of a value and its type for readable
    error messages.