Function class_of

traitlets/utils/descriptions.py:134–142

Returns a string of the value's type with an indefinite article. For example 'an Image' or 'a PlotValue'.

(value: Any)

def class_of(value: Any) -> Any:
    """Returns a string of the value's type with an indefinite article.

    For example 'an Image' or 'a PlotValue'.
    """
    if inspect.isclass(value):
        return add_article(value.__name__)
    else:
        return class_of(type(value))


def add_article(name: str, definite: bool = False, capital: bool = False) -> str: