code: def get_var_type(self, name):
          
  
          method = "get_var_type"
  
          A = None
          metadata = {method: name}
  
          send_array(self.socket, A, metadata)
          A, metadata = recv_array(
              self.socket, poll=self.poll, poll_timeout=self.poll_timeout,
              flags=self.zmq_flags)
  
          return metadata[method]
docs: Return variable name