diff --git a/src/cloud_what/providers/aws.py b/src/cloud_what/providers/aws.py
index dc1fca1827..343134bede 100644
--- a/src/cloud_what/providers/aws.py
+++ b/src/cloud_what/providers/aws.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def is_likely_running_on_cloud(self) -> float:
         found_amazon_ec2 = False
         found_aws = False
         for hw_item in self.hw_info.values():
-            if type(hw_item) != str:
+            if type(hw_item) is str:
                 continue
             if "amazon ec2" in hw_item.lower():
                 found_amazon_ec2 = True
diff --git a/src/cloud_what/providers/azure.py b/src/cloud_what/providers/azure.py
index 3e9de2c0d9..8e42e36f7d 100644
--- a/src/cloud_what/providers/azure.py
+++ b/src/cloud_what/providers/azure.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def is_likely_running_on_cloud(self):
         found_microsoft = False
         found_azure = False
         for hw_item in self.hw_info.values():
-            if type(hw_item) != str:
+            if type(hw_item) is str:
                 continue
             if "microsoft" in hw_item.lower():
                 found_microsoft = True
diff --git a/src/cloud_what/providers/gcp.py b/src/cloud_what/providers/gcp.py
index d472709fc4..eaad940f3b 100644
--- a/src/cloud_what/providers/gcp.py
+++ b/src/cloud_what/providers/gcp.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def is_likely_running_on_cloud(self):
         found_google = False
         found_gcp = False
         for hw_item in self.hw_info.values():
-            if type(hw_item) != str:
+            if type(hw_item) is str:
                 continue
             if "google" in hw_item.lower():
                 found_google = True
diff --git a/src/rhsmlib/client_info.py b/src/rhsmlib/client_info.py
index a7132266d3..aed83ffbd5 100644
--- a/src/rhsmlib/client_info.py
+++ b/src/rhsmlib/client_info.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def get_cmd_line(sender, bus=None):
         if bus is None:
             bus = dbus.SystemBus()
         cmd_line = dbus_utils.command_of_sender(bus, sender)
-        if cmd_line is not None and type(cmd_line) == str:
+        if cmd_line is not None and type(cmd_line) is str:
             # Store only first argument of command line (no argument including username or password)
             cmd_line = cmd_line.split()[0]
         return cmd_line
diff --git a/src/subscription_manager/productid.py b/src/subscription_manager/productid.py
index db2aa31608..be19accc56 100644
--- a/src/subscription_manager/productid.py
+++ b/src/subscription_manager/productid.py
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ def _get_cert(self, filename):
             f = open(filename)
         try:
             pem = f.read()
-            if type(pem) == bytes:
+            if type(pem) is bytes:
                 pem = pem.decode("utf-8")
             cert = create_from_pem(pem)
             cert.pem = pem
diff --git a/src/syspurpose/files.py b/src/syspurpose/files.py
index c25ef93f26..6c7cd72e12 100644
--- a/src/syspurpose/files.py
+++ b/src/syspurpose/files.py
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ def detect_changed(base: dict, other: dict, key: str, source: str = "server") ->
         return bool(base_val)
 
     # Handle "addons" (the lists might be out of order from the server)
-    if type(base_val) == list and type(other_val) == list:
+    if type(base_val) is list and type(other_val) is list:
         return sorted(base_val) != sorted(other_val)
 
     # When value is removed from server, then it is set to empty string, but