I'm working on Python 3.5.1 and I want to be able to tell if a function has returned as coroutine object but I cannot find where the coroutine type is defined, instead as of late I've been using the below snippet to get the type through instantiating a coroutine with a function. async def _f(): pass COROUTINE_TYPE = type(_f()) There's got to be a better way to do this, my question is where is this type defined so I can use it directly? Continue reading...