#This programme uses type function  in python to check variable types
#Author: Ruth McQuillan

#varialbes are assigned names
i = 3
fl = 3.5
isa = True
memo = "how now Brown Cow"
lots = []

#command to output the variable name, type and value
print ("variable {} is of type:{} and value:{}" .format ("i", type(i), i))
print ("variable {} is of type:{} and value:{}" .format ("fl", type(fl), fl))
print ("variable {} is of type:{} and value:{}" .format ("isa", type(isa), isa))
print ("variable {} is of type {} and value:{}" .format ("memo", type(memo),memo))
print ("variable {} is of type {} and value:{}" .format ("lots", type(lots),lots))