new_contents: def my_function(blah):
      if type(blah) == int:
          print "That's an integer!"
      elif type(blah) == float:
          print "That's a float!"
      elif type(blah) == str:
          print "That's a string!"
      else:
          print "I have no idea what that is."
  
  blah = raw_input("Type something")
  my_function(blah)
  
subject: Create type-catcher.py