def get_type(self):
        """Get the type of the item.

        :return: the type of the item.
        :returntype: `unicode`"""
        item_type = self.xmlnode.prop("type")
        if not item_type:
            item_type = "?"
        return item_type.decode("utf-8")
def get_type(self):
        """Get the type of the item.

        :return: the type of the item.
        :returntype: `unicode`"""
        item_type = self.xmlnode.prop("type")
        if not item_type:
            item_type = "?"
        return item_type.decode("utf-8")
def get_type ( self ) : item_type = self . xmlnode . prop ( "type" ) if not item_type : item_type = "?" return item_type . decode ( "utf-8" )
Get the type of the item.

        :return: the type of the item.
        :returntype: `unicode`
Get the type of the item .