<human>:  how to determine if a value is a string.
<bot>: Here is a Python function to determine if a value is a string

import numpy as np

def is_string(value):
  """
    Returns True if the value is a string, False otherwise.
  :param value:
  :return:
  """
  return isinstance(value, str)

# Enter the value
value = "hello"

# Calling the function
print((is_string(value)))

#Example Output
# True

#Remember to inspect code for bugs.