• isinstance() checks if an object is an instance of a class (or a subclass of it).
• type() returns the type of an object.

Example:

a = 5

# Using isinstance
print(isinstance(a, int))  # True

# Using type
print(type(a) is int)  # True

Explanation:

• isinstance() is generally preferred because it also returns True for subclasses.
• type() is more strict and checks the exact type.