> is not a term in common use That's the fun thing about it. But in some circles everybody knows this term. ;-) (You can see it as an "in joke", if you like).

> is not a term in common use That's the fun thing about it. But in some circles everybody knows this term. ;-) (You can see it as an "in joke", if you like). > Python does allow storing types as values in variables. Python does not have "types" in the CS sense (besides the one all mighty uni-type, of course). All you can store in variables in Python are values. (Before arguing further please look up type theory first, so we can avoid going in circles).