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Is type() a method of every class? If not, what is it?
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It’s a built-in function. A common (but incredibly useful) tool that has equivalents in most programming languages.
https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html
Also might want to read on duck typing 
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Conceptually, this type of typing (no pun intended) contrasts heavily with strong and static typed languages (like Haskell).
N.B.: Typing here doesn’t refer to keyboard typing, but rather how types are conceptualized and compiled.