'"E721: do not compare types, use isinstance()" error

The python PEP 8 linter doesn't like this:

assert type(a) == type(b)

It tells me to use "isinstance()" instead. But to use isinstance I would have to do something like

assert isinstance(a, type(b)) and isinstance(b, type(a))

which seems much more unwiedly, and I don't really see the point.

Is the linter being wise in some way that I can't see? Or am I being wise in some way the linter can't see?

python pep8

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