# --- Example 1: Checking a single type ---
variable_int = 10
variable_float = 3.14
variable_string = "hello"
variable_list = [1, 2, 3]

print(f"Is variable_int an integer? {isinstance(variable_int, int)}")
print(f"Is variable_int a float? {isinstance(variable_int, float)}")

print(f"\nIs variable_int a float? {isinstance(variable_float, float)}")
print(f"Is variable_float an integer? {isinstance(variable_float, int)}")

print(f"\nIs variable_string a string? {isinstance(variable_string, str)}")
print(f"Is variable_list a list? {isinstance(variable_list, list)}")
print(f"Is variable_int a string? {isinstance(variable_int, str)}")



# --- Example 2: Checking against multiple types (using a tuple) ---
variable_number = 5.5
variable_sequence = (4, 5, 6)

print(f"\nIs variable_number an int or a float? {isinstance(variable_number, (int, float))}")
print(f"Is variable_sequence a list or a tuple? {isinstance(variable_sequence, (list, tuple))}")

# --- Example 3: Handling inheritance ---
class Animal:
    pass

class Dog(Animal):
    pass

my_dog = Dog()
my_animal = Animal()

print(f"\nIs my_dog an instance of Dog? {isinstance(my_dog, Dog)}")
print(f"Is my_dog an instance of Animal? {isinstance(my_dog, Animal)}") # True, due to inheritance
print(f"Is my_animal an instance of Dog? {isinstance(my_animal, Dog)}")