hey = ['hey', 'aaa', 'aaa', 'adssad'] aaa='aaa' print(type(hey)) print(type(aaa)) print(hasattr(hey, "__len__")) print(hasattr(aaa, "__len__")) if type(hey) == list: print('list') else: print('hey not list') if type(aaa) == list: print('aaa') else: print('aaa not list')