Get Class Name in Python

John on September 18, 2021

To get the name of a class in Python access the __class__.__name__ property. To demonstrate this, let's initiate a simple class, create a new object using it then access the class name property.

Accessing Python Class Name Example

class foo:
   def __init__(self, foo):
       self.foo = foo

f = foo('hello')

print(f.__class__.__name__)

foo

You can also get the class from an object then access its name further in your program like this:

class foo:
   def __init__(self, foo):
       self.foo = foo

f = foo('hello')

c = f.__class__

print(c)
print(c.__name__)

<class '__main__.foo'>
foo

Access Object Class with type()

Another way to access the class name of an instantiated object is to use the __name__ property VIA the type() function like this:

class foo:
   def __init__(self, foo):
       self.foo = foo

f = foo('hello')

print(type(f).__name__)

foo