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===DESCRIPTION=== 
'''get_type''' returns a string describing the named object or selection or the string "nonexistent" if the name in unknown.

===PYMOL API===
<source lang="python">
cmd.get_type(string object-name)
</source>

===NOTES===
Possible return values are
# "object:molecule"
# "object:map"
# "object:mesh"
# "object:distance"
# "selection"

===SEE ALSO===
[[Cmd get_names]]

[[Category:Commands|Get Type]]