get_class_of

lsst.utils.introspection.get_class_of(typeOrName: Union[Type, str]) → Type

Given the type name or a type, return the python type.

If a type name is given, an attempt will be made to import the type.

Parameters:

typeOrNamestr or Python class

A string describing the Python class to load or a Python type.

Returns:

type_type

Directly returns the Python type if a type was provided, else tries to import the given string and returns the resulting type.

Raises:

TypeError

Raised if a module is imported rather than a type.

Notes

This is a thin wrapper around doImport.