# coding=utf-8
 
a = 10
 
def b():
    pass
 
print isinstance(a,(int,str))
print isinstance(a,(float,str))
print isinstance(b,(str,int))
 
class c:
    pass
 
obj = c()
 
print isinstance(obj,(c,int))

True
False
False
True

class A:
    pass

class B(A):
    pass

isinstance(A(), A)  # returns True
type(A()) == A      # returns True
isinstance(B(), A)    # returns True
type(B()) == A        # returns False