Beginner 7: What type is it?
Scenario
You are a data analyst in the Environment team. type() tells you if something is a number or text.
Question
Write your code in the editor, press Check my answer, then try changing one small thing.
Your task
- Write your code in the editor
- Press Check my answer
- Look at the result on the right
Beginner · Strings & Indexing — question 7 of 30
1. Choose your dataset
Pick an industry and a size. Your code and results change to match.
Beginner 7: What type is it?
Write your code in the editor, press Check my answer, then try changing one small thing.
Your code cell is below. Press Check my answer to run the cell — the result appears as Out [1].
💡 Explain my whole code, line by line (hover any word in the editor for a tip)
🌈 In short — no coding words
Altogether: this script runs top to bottom, one line at a time, building up the answer step by step.
Dataset & schema
water_tests
The tiny starter data. Bigger data scrolls.
Fields
| test_id | river | ph |
|---|---|---|
| W1 | Vaal | 7 |
| W2 | Orange | 6 |
| W3 | Vaal | 8 |
| W4 | Tugela | 5 |
Environment data only.
$ Press “Check my answer” — results appear here.Your next steps
Each item turns green when your answer includes it.
- Uses type()