code: def get_tuple(self):
          
          objType, objInstance = self.value
  
          if isinstance(objType, int):
              pass
          elif isinstance(objType, str):
              # turn it back into an integer
              objType = self.objectTypeClass()[objType]
          else:
              raise TypeError("invalid datatype for objType")
  
          # pack the components together
          return (objType, objInstance)
docs: Return the unsigned integer tuple of the identifier.