print(type(list)) prints nonsense

[markshannon]

print(type(list))

codon run test.py

(item1: (), item2: ())

python3.11 test.py

<class 'type'>

This seems to apply to any type

class C: pass

print(type(C))

produces the same output

[arshajii]

This has been an issue for a while... also happens with functions. @inumanag any way we can print these correctly?

[inumanag]

Currently type returns a type variable (a compile-time static variable, not a runtime value), and print gets confused there. Will handle these cases in the future when runtime type reflection lands.