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+# basic types
+
+print(bool)
+print(int)
+print(float)
+print(complex)
+print(tuple)
+print(list)
+print(set)
+print(dict)
+
+print(type(bool()) == bool)
+print(type(int()) == int)
+print(type(float()) == float)
+print(type(complex()) == complex)
+print(type(tuple()) == tuple)
+print(type(list()) == list)
+print(type(set()) == set)
+print(type(dict()) == dict)
+
+print(type(False) == bool)
+print(type(0) == int)
+print(type(0.0) == float)
+print(type(1j) == complex)
+print(type(()) == tuple)
+print(type([]) == list)
+print(type({None}) == set)
+print(type({}) == dict)