isinstance() and issubclass()
The isinstance() method checks whether an object is an instance of a class whereas issubclass() method asks whether one class is a subclass of another class (or other classes).
isinstance(object, classinfo)
Return true if the object argument is an instance of the classinfo argument, or of a (direct, indirect or virtual) subclass thereof.
issubclass(class, classinfo)
Return true if class is a subclass (direct, indirect or virtual) of classinfo. A class is considered a subclass of itself.