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+"""
+
+Part of the BlackStar filesystem (bsfs) module.
+A copy of the license is provided with the project.
+Author: Matthias Baumgartner, 2022
+"""
+# imports
+import typing
+
+# exports
+__all__: typing.Sequence[str] = (
+    'typename',
+    )
+
+
+## code ##
+
+def typename(obj) -> str:
+    """Return the type name of *obj*."""
+    return type(obj).__name__
+
+
+## EOF ##