diff --git a/python/core/additions/qgssettingsentry.py b/python/core/additions/qgssettingsentry.py
index 4b119a69d180..f327208a274c 100644
--- a/python/core/additions/qgssettingsentry.py
+++ b/python/core/additions/qgssettingsentry.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def __init__(self, key, pluginName, defaultValue, description=str(), options=Qgi
                 defaultValueStr = self.__metaEnum.valueToKey(defaultValue)
             self.__enumFlagClass = defaultValue.__class__
 
-        if type(pluginName) == str:
+        if isinstance(pluginName, str):
             parent = QgsSettingsTree.createPluginTreeNode(pluginName)
         else:
             parent = pluginName
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def setValue(self, value, dynamicKeyPart: (list, str) = None):
                 QgsLogger.debug("Invalid enum/flag value '{0}'.".format(value))
                 return False
 
-        if type(dynamicKeyPart) == str:
+        if isinstance(dynamicKeyPart, str):
             dynamicKeyPart = [dynamicKeyPart]
         elif dynamicKeyPart is None:
             dynamicKeyPart = []
diff --git a/python/pyplugin_installer/version_compare.py b/python/pyplugin_installer/version_compare.py
index 2342741550de..008238961709 100644
--- a/python/pyplugin_installer/version_compare.py
+++ b/python/pyplugin_installer/version_compare.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def compareVersions(a, b):
 
 def splitVersion(s):
     """ split string into 2 or 3 numerical segments """
-    if not s or type(s) != str:
+    if not s or not isinstance(s, str):
         return None
     l = str(s).split('.')
     for c in l:
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsgeometry.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsgeometry.py
index 0e8ac58b783d..543aec829039 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsgeometry.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsgeometry.py
@@ -2638,14 +2638,14 @@ def circle_curvepolygon():
                     message += ' failed'
                 message_with_wkt = message + f'\nOriginal geom: {geoms[t].asWkt()}'
                 if type(parts[t]) is list:
-                    if type(parts[t][0]) == QgsPointXY:
+                    if isinstance(parts[t][0], QgsPointXY):
                         self.assertEqual(geoms[t].addPointsXY(parts[t], geom_type), expected_result, message_with_wkt)
-                    elif type(parts[t][0]) == QgsPoint:
+                    elif isinstance(parts[t][0], QgsPoint):
                         self.assertEqual(geoms[t].addPoints(parts[t]), expected_result, message_with_wkt)
                     else:
                         self.fail(message_with_wkt + '\n could not detect what Python method to use for add part')
                 else:
-                    if type(parts[t]) == QgsGeometry:
+                    if isinstance(parts[t], QgsGeometry):
                         self.assertEqual(geoms[t].addPartGeometry(parts[t]), expected_result, message)
                     else:
                         self.assertEqual(geoms[t].addPart(parts[t], geom_type), expected_result, message_with_wkt)