diff --git a/Include/py_curses.h b/Include/py_curses.h
index 2702b37ea7c..b70252d9d76 100644
--- a/Include/py_curses.h
+++ b/Include/py_curses.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ typedef struct {
     char *encoding;
 } PyCursesWindowObject;
 
-#define PyCursesWindow_Check(v)  (Py_TYPE(v) == &PyCursesWindow_Type)
+#define PyCursesWindow_Check(v) Py_IS_TYPE(v, &PyCursesWindow_Type)
 
 #define PyCurses_CAPSULE_NAME "_curses._C_API"
 
@@ -97,4 +97,3 @@ static const char catchall_NULL[] = "curses function returned NULL";
 
 #endif /* !defined(Py_CURSES_H) */
 
-
diff --git a/Modules/_asynciomodule.c b/Modules/_asynciomodule.c
index 56743301d9e..d394002c065 100644
--- a/Modules/_asynciomodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_asynciomodule.c
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ future_set_exception(FutureObj *fut, PyObject *exc)
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "invalid exception object");
         return NULL;
     }
-    if ((PyObject*)Py_TYPE(exc_val) == PyExc_StopIteration) {
+    if (Py_IS_TYPE(exc_val, (PyTypeObject *)PyExc_StopIteration)) {
         Py_DECREF(exc_val);
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
                         "StopIteration interacts badly with generators "
diff --git a/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c b/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c
index 057d4044183..4d5d874b44d 100644
--- a/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ deque_copy(PyObject *deque, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     PyObject *result;
     dequeobject *old_deque = (dequeobject *)deque;
-    if (Py_TYPE(deque) == &deque_type) {
+    if (Py_IS_TYPE(deque, &deque_type)) {
         dequeobject *new_deque;
         PyObject *rv;
 
diff --git a/Modules/_elementtree.c b/Modules/_elementtree.c
index c0f771f7d93..cc068245713 100644
--- a/Modules/_elementtree.c
+++ b/Modules/_elementtree.c
@@ -2366,7 +2366,7 @@ typedef struct {
     char insert_pis;
 } TreeBuilderObject;
 
-#define TreeBuilder_CheckExact(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == &TreeBuilder_Type)
+#define TreeBuilder_CheckExact(op) Py_IS_TYPE((op), &TreeBuilder_Type)
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* constructor and destructor */
diff --git a/Modules/_io/bufferedio.c b/Modules/_io/bufferedio.c
index a09082c84f8..f2d0467a3f3 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/bufferedio.c
+++ b/Modules/_io/bufferedio.c
@@ -1449,8 +1449,8 @@ _io_BufferedReader___init___impl(buffered *self, PyObject *raw,
         return -1;
     _bufferedreader_reset_buf(self);
 
-    self->fast_closed_checks = (Py_TYPE(self) == &PyBufferedReader_Type &&
-                                Py_TYPE(raw) == &PyFileIO_Type);
+    self->fast_closed_checks = (Py_IS_TYPE(self, &PyBufferedReader_Type) &&
+                                Py_IS_TYPE(raw, &PyFileIO_Type));
 
     self->ok = 1;
     return 0;
@@ -1795,8 +1795,8 @@ _io_BufferedWriter___init___impl(buffered *self, PyObject *raw,
     _bufferedwriter_reset_buf(self);
     self->pos = 0;
 
-    self->fast_closed_checks = (Py_TYPE(self) == &PyBufferedWriter_Type &&
-                                Py_TYPE(raw) == &PyFileIO_Type);
+    self->fast_closed_checks = (Py_IS_TYPE(self, &PyBufferedWriter_Type) &&
+                                Py_IS_TYPE(raw, &PyFileIO_Type));
 
     self->ok = 1;
     return 0;
@@ -2309,8 +2309,8 @@ _io_BufferedRandom___init___impl(buffered *self, PyObject *raw,
     _bufferedwriter_reset_buf(self);
     self->pos = 0;
 
-    self->fast_closed_checks = (Py_TYPE(self) == &PyBufferedRandom_Type &&
-                                Py_TYPE(raw) == &PyFileIO_Type);
+    self->fast_closed_checks = (Py_IS_TYPE(self, &PyBufferedRandom_Type) &&
+                                Py_IS_TYPE(raw, &PyFileIO_Type));
 
     self->ok = 1;
     return 0;
diff --git a/Modules/_io/stringio.c b/Modules/_io/stringio.c
index 28d54e00d8a..9feb76e7ffa 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/stringio.c
+++ b/Modules/_io/stringio.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ stringio_iternext(stringio *self)
     CHECK_CLOSED(self);
     ENSURE_REALIZED(self);
 
-    if (Py_TYPE(self) == &PyStringIO_Type) {
+    if (Py_IS_TYPE(self, &PyStringIO_Type)) {
         /* Skip method call overhead for speed */
         line = _stringio_readline(self, -1);
     }
diff --git a/Modules/_io/textio.c b/Modules/_io/textio.c
index 3a9ce93a5eb..dedbefe0079 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/textio.c
+++ b/Modules/_io/textio.c
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ _textiowrapper_decode(PyObject *decoder, PyObject *bytes, int eof)
 {
     PyObject *chars;
 
-    if (Py_TYPE(decoder) == &PyIncrementalNewlineDecoder_Type)
+    if (Py_IS_TYPE(decoder, &PyIncrementalNewlineDecoder_Type))
         chars = _PyIncrementalNewlineDecoder_decode(decoder, bytes, eof);
     else
         chars = PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(decoder, _PyIO_str_decode, bytes,
@@ -1226,15 +1226,15 @@ _io_TextIOWrapper___init___impl(textio *self, PyObject *buffer,
     /* Finished sorting out the codec details */
     Py_CLEAR(codec_info);
 
-    if (Py_TYPE(buffer) == &PyBufferedReader_Type ||
-        Py_TYPE(buffer) == &PyBufferedWriter_Type ||
-        Py_TYPE(buffer) == &PyBufferedRandom_Type)
+    if (Py_IS_TYPE(buffer, &PyBufferedReader_Type) ||
+        Py_IS_TYPE(buffer, &PyBufferedWriter_Type) ||
+        Py_IS_TYPE(buffer, &PyBufferedRandom_Type))
     {
         if (_PyObject_LookupAttrId(buffer, &PyId_raw, &raw) < 0)
             goto error;
         /* Cache the raw FileIO object to speed up 'closed' checks */
         if (raw != NULL) {
-            if (Py_TYPE(raw) == &PyFileIO_Type)
+            if (Py_IS_TYPE(raw, &PyFileIO_Type))
                 self->raw = raw;
             else
                 Py_DECREF(raw);
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ textiowrapper_closed_get(textio *self, void *context);
     do { \
         int r; \
         PyObject *_res; \
-        if (Py_TYPE(self) == &PyTextIOWrapper_Type) { \
+        if (Py_IS_TYPE(self, &PyTextIOWrapper_Type)) { \
             if (self->raw != NULL) \
                 r = _PyFileIO_closed(self->raw); \
             else { \
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ _io_TextIOWrapper_read_impl(textio *self, Py_ssize_t n)
         if (bytes == NULL)
             goto fail;
 
-        if (Py_TYPE(self->decoder) == &PyIncrementalNewlineDecoder_Type)
+        if (Py_IS_TYPE(self->decoder, &PyIncrementalNewlineDecoder_Type))
             decoded = _PyIncrementalNewlineDecoder_decode(self->decoder,
                                                           bytes, 1);
         else
@@ -3079,7 +3079,7 @@ textiowrapper_iternext(textio *self)
     CHECK_ATTACHED(self);
 
     self->telling = 0;
-    if (Py_TYPE(self) == &PyTextIOWrapper_Type) {
+    if (Py_IS_TYPE(self, &PyTextIOWrapper_Type)) {
         /* Skip method call overhead for speed */
         line = _textiowrapper_readline(self, -1);
     }
diff --git a/Modules/_pickle.c b/Modules/_pickle.c
index bcbd3c01029..6b903da8150 100644
--- a/Modules/_pickle.c
+++ b/Modules/_pickle.c
@@ -4974,7 +4974,7 @@ Pickler_set_memo(PicklerObject *self, PyObject *obj, void *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (Py_TYPE(obj) == &PicklerMemoProxyType) {
+    if (Py_IS_TYPE(obj, &PicklerMemoProxyType)) {
         PicklerObject *pickler =
             ((PicklerMemoProxyObject *)obj)->pickler;
 
@@ -7519,7 +7519,7 @@ Unpickler_set_memo(UnpicklerObject *self, PyObject *obj, void *Py_UNUSED(ignored
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (Py_TYPE(obj) == &UnpicklerMemoProxyType) {
+    if (Py_IS_TYPE(obj, &UnpicklerMemoProxyType)) {
         UnpicklerObject *unpickler =
             ((UnpicklerMemoProxyObject *)obj)->unpickler;
 
diff --git a/Modules/_threadmodule.c b/Modules/_threadmodule.c
index 4a651cea6c7..da5fe7915a8 100644
--- a/Modules/_threadmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_threadmodule.c
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ _ldict(localobject *self)
         }
     }
     else {
-        assert(Py_TYPE(dummy) == &localdummytype);
+        assert(Py_IS_TYPE(dummy, &localdummytype));
         ldict = ((localdummyobject *) dummy)->localdict;
     }
 
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ release_sentinel(void *wr_raw)
     PyObject *obj = PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(wr);
     lockobject *lock;
     if (obj != Py_None) {
-        assert(Py_TYPE(obj) == &Locktype);
+        assert(Py_IS_TYPE(obj, &Locktype));
         lock = (lockobject *) obj;
         if (lock->locked) {
             PyThread_release_lock(lock->lock_lock);
diff --git a/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.h b/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.h
index 94670ecafef..4d2b3558c93 100644
--- a/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.h
+++ b/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ typedef struct {
     MultibyteCodec *codec;
 } MultibyteCodecObject;
 
-#define MultibyteCodec_Check(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == &MultibyteCodec_Type)
+#define MultibyteCodec_Check(op) Py_IS_TYPE((op), &MultibyteCodec_Type)
 
 #define _MultibyteStatefulCodec_HEAD            \
     PyObject_HEAD                               \
diff --git a/Modules/itertoolsmodule.c b/Modules/itertoolsmodule.c
index c00c2745d3f..d545028901b 100644
--- a/Modules/itertoolsmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/itertoolsmodule.c
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ teedataobject_traverse(teedataobject *tdo, visitproc visit, void * arg)
 static void
 teedataobject_safe_decref(PyObject *obj)
 {
-    while (obj && Py_TYPE(obj) == &teedataobject_type &&
+    while (obj && Py_IS_TYPE(obj, &teedataobject_type) &&
            Py_REFCNT(obj) == 1) {
         PyObject *nextlink = ((teedataobject *)obj)->nextlink;
         ((teedataobject *)obj)->nextlink = NULL;
diff --git a/Objects/abstract.c b/Objects/abstract.c
index de5652f3e68..454e0da71af 100644
--- a/Objects/abstract.c
+++ b/Objects/abstract.c
@@ -2472,7 +2472,7 @@ object_recursive_isinstance(PyThreadState *tstate, PyObject *inst, PyObject *cls
     _Py_IDENTIFIER(__instancecheck__);
 
     /* Quick test for an exact match */
-    if (Py_TYPE(inst) == (PyTypeObject *)cls) {
+    if (Py_IS_TYPE(inst, (PyTypeObject *)cls)) {
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/Objects/descrobject.c b/Objects/descrobject.c
index aaaa4479e4b..c96945bdb1f 100644
--- a/Objects/descrobject.c
+++ b/Objects/descrobject.c
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ typedef struct {
     PyObject *self;
 } wrapperobject;
 
-#define Wrapper_Check(v) (Py_TYPE(v) == &_PyMethodWrapper_Type)
+#define Wrapper_Check(v) Py_IS_TYPE(v, &_PyMethodWrapper_Type)
 
 static void
 wrapper_dealloc(wrapperobject *wp)
@@ -1628,7 +1628,7 @@ property_init_impl(propertyobject *self, PyObject *fget, PyObject *fset,
         if (rc <= 0) {
             return rc;
         }
-        if (Py_TYPE(self) == &PyProperty_Type) {
+        if (Py_IS_TYPE(self, &PyProperty_Type)) {
             Py_XSETREF(self->prop_doc, get_doc);
         }
         else {
diff --git a/Objects/exceptions.c b/Objects/exceptions.c
index 631f5375f73..2baec5e3d58 100644
--- a/Objects/exceptions.c
+++ b/Objects/exceptions.c
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ oserror_init(PyOSErrorObject *self, PyObject **p_args,
 
     /* self->filename will remain Py_None otherwise */
     if (filename && filename != Py_None) {
-        if (Py_TYPE(self) == (PyTypeObject *) PyExc_BlockingIOError &&
+        if (Py_IS_TYPE(self, (PyTypeObject *) PyExc_BlockingIOError) &&
             PyNumber_Check(filename)) {
             /* BlockingIOError's 3rd argument can be the number of
              * characters written.
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ SyntaxError_init(PySyntaxErrorObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
          * Only applies to SyntaxError instances, not to subclasses such
          * as TabError or IndentationError (see issue #31161)
          */
-        if ((PyObject*)Py_TYPE(self) == PyExc_SyntaxError &&
+        if (Py_IS_TYPE(self, (PyTypeObject *)PyExc_SyntaxError) &&
                 self->text && PyUnicode_Check(self->text) &&
                 _report_missing_parentheses(self) < 0) {
             return -1;
diff --git a/Objects/genobject.c b/Objects/genobject.c
index ef892bb0366..6bb08aeaff7 100644
--- a/Objects/genobject.c
+++ b/Objects/genobject.c
@@ -1216,10 +1216,10 @@ static PyAsyncGenASend *ag_asend_freelist[_PyAsyncGen_MAXFREELIST];
 static int ag_asend_freelist_free = 0;
 
 #define _PyAsyncGenWrappedValue_CheckExact(o) \
-                    (Py_TYPE(o) == &_PyAsyncGenWrappedValue_Type)
+                    Py_IS_TYPE(o, &_PyAsyncGenWrappedValue_Type)
 
 #define PyAsyncGenASend_CheckExact(o) \
-                    (Py_TYPE(o) == &_PyAsyncGenASend_Type)
+                    Py_IS_TYPE(o, &_PyAsyncGenASend_Type)
 
 
 static int
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ PyAsyncGen_ClearFreeLists(void)
     while (ag_asend_freelist_free) {
         PyAsyncGenASend *o;
         o = ag_asend_freelist[--ag_asend_freelist_free];
-        assert(Py_TYPE(o) == &_PyAsyncGenASend_Type);
+        assert(Py_IS_TYPE(o, &_PyAsyncGenASend_Type));
         PyObject_GC_Del(o);
     }
 
diff --git a/Objects/listobject.c b/Objects/listobject.c
index 3ac03b71d03..46bc7779218 100644
--- a/Objects/listobject.c
+++ b/Objects/listobject.c
@@ -2052,8 +2052,8 @@ unsafe_latin_compare(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, MergeState *ms)
     int res;
 
     /* Modified from Objects/unicodeobject.c:unicode_compare, assuming: */
-    assert(Py_TYPE(v) == Py_TYPE(w));
-    assert(Py_TYPE(v) == &PyUnicode_Type);
+    assert(Py_IS_TYPE(v, &PyUnicode_Type));
+    assert(Py_IS_TYPE(w, &PyUnicode_Type));
     assert(PyUnicode_KIND(v) == PyUnicode_KIND(w));
     assert(PyUnicode_KIND(v) == PyUnicode_1BYTE_KIND);
 
@@ -2075,8 +2075,8 @@ unsafe_long_compare(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, MergeState *ms)
     PyLongObject *vl, *wl; sdigit v0, w0; int res;
 
     /* Modified from Objects/longobject.c:long_compare, assuming: */
-    assert(Py_TYPE(v) == Py_TYPE(w));
-    assert(Py_TYPE(v) == &PyLong_Type);
+    assert(Py_IS_TYPE(v, &PyLong_Type));
+    assert(Py_IS_TYPE(w, &PyLong_Type));
     assert(Py_ABS(Py_SIZE(v)) <= 1);
     assert(Py_ABS(Py_SIZE(w)) <= 1);
 
@@ -2103,8 +2103,8 @@ unsafe_float_compare(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, MergeState *ms)
     int res;
 
     /* Modified from Objects/floatobject.c:float_richcompare, assuming: */
-    assert(Py_TYPE(v) == Py_TYPE(w));
-    assert(Py_TYPE(v) == &PyFloat_Type);
+    assert(Py_IS_TYPE(v, &PyFloat_Type));
+    assert(Py_IS_TYPE(w, &PyFloat_Type));
 
     res = PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(v) < PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(w);
     assert(res == PyObject_RichCompareBool(v, w, Py_LT));
@@ -2125,8 +2125,8 @@ unsafe_tuple_compare(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, MergeState *ms)
     int k;
 
     /* Modified from Objects/tupleobject.c:tuplerichcompare, assuming: */
-    assert(Py_TYPE(v) == Py_TYPE(w));
-    assert(Py_TYPE(v) == &PyTuple_Type);
+    assert(Py_IS_TYPE(v, &PyTuple_Type));
+    assert(Py_IS_TYPE(w, &PyTuple_Type));
     assert(Py_SIZE(v) > 0);
     assert(Py_SIZE(w) > 0);
 
@@ -2247,7 +2247,7 @@ list_sort_impl(PyListObject *self, PyObject *keyfunc, int reverse)
      * set ms appropriately. */
     if (saved_ob_size > 1) {
         /* Assume the first element is representative of the whole list. */
-        int keys_are_in_tuples = (Py_TYPE(lo.keys[0]) == &PyTuple_Type &&
+        int keys_are_in_tuples = (Py_IS_TYPE(lo.keys[0], &PyTuple_Type) &&
                                   Py_SIZE(lo.keys[0]) > 0);
 
         PyTypeObject* key_type = (keys_are_in_tuples ?
@@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@ list_sort_impl(PyListObject *self, PyObject *keyfunc, int reverse)
         for (i=0; i < saved_ob_size; i++) {
 
             if (keys_are_in_tuples &&
-                !(Py_TYPE(lo.keys[i]) == &PyTuple_Type && Py_SIZE(lo.keys[i]) != 0)) {
+                !(Py_IS_TYPE(lo.keys[i], &PyTuple_Type) && Py_SIZE(lo.keys[i]) != 0)) {
                 keys_are_in_tuples = 0;
                 keys_are_all_same_type = 0;
                 break;
@@ -2275,7 +2275,7 @@ list_sort_impl(PyListObject *self, PyObject *keyfunc, int reverse)
                              PyTuple_GET_ITEM(lo.keys[i], 0) :
                              lo.keys[i]);
 
-            if (Py_TYPE(key) != key_type) {
+            if (!Py_IS_TYPE(key, key_type)) {
                 keys_are_all_same_type = 0;
                 /* If keys are in tuple we must loop over the whole list to make
                    sure all items are tuples */
diff --git a/Objects/namespaceobject.c b/Objects/namespaceobject.c
index 5c7163f36dc..a28b9e509fc 100644
--- a/Objects/namespaceobject.c
+++ b/Objects/namespaceobject.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace_repr(PyObject *ns)
     PyObject *separator, *pairsrepr, *repr = NULL;
     const char * name;
 
-    name = (Py_TYPE(ns) == &_PyNamespace_Type) ? "namespace"
+    name = Py_IS_TYPE(ns, &_PyNamespace_Type) ? "namespace"
                                                : Py_TYPE(ns)->tp_name;
 
     i = Py_ReprEnter(ns);
diff --git a/Objects/tupleobject.c b/Objects/tupleobject.c
index d114bd64096..92374cc130d 100644
--- a/Objects/tupleobject.c
+++ b/Objects/tupleobject.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ tupledealloc(PyTupleObject *op)
 #if PyTuple_MAXSAVESIZE > 0
         if (len < PyTuple_MAXSAVESIZE &&
             numfree[len] < PyTuple_MAXFREELIST &&
-            Py_TYPE(op) == &PyTuple_Type)
+            Py_IS_TYPE(op, &PyTuple_Type))
         {
             op->ob_item[0] = (PyObject *) free_list[len];
             numfree[len]++;
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index e51059b6326..cf749eff58f 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -5335,7 +5335,7 @@ PyType_Ready(PyTypeObject *type)
        NULL when type is &PyBaseObject_Type, and we know its ob_type is
        not NULL (it's initialized to &PyType_Type).      But coverity doesn't
        know that. */
-    if (Py_TYPE(type) == NULL && base != NULL) {
+    if (Py_IS_TYPE(type, NULL) && base != NULL) {
         Py_SET_TYPE(type, Py_TYPE(base));
     }
 
@@ -6645,7 +6645,7 @@ slot_tp_getattr_hook(PyObject *self, PyObject *name)
        needed, with call_attribute. */
     getattribute = _PyType_LookupId(tp, &PyId___getattribute__);
     if (getattribute == NULL ||
-        (Py_TYPE(getattribute) == &PyWrapperDescr_Type &&
+        (Py_IS_TYPE(getattribute, &PyWrapperDescr_Type) &&
          ((PyWrapperDescrObject *)getattribute)->d_wrapped ==
          (void *)PyObject_GenericGetAttr))
         res = PyObject_GenericGetAttr(self, name);
@@ -7352,7 +7352,7 @@ update_one_slot(PyTypeObject *type, slotdef *p)
             }
             continue;
         }
-        if (Py_TYPE(descr) == &PyWrapperDescr_Type &&
+        if (Py_IS_TYPE(descr, &PyWrapperDescr_Type) &&
             ((PyWrapperDescrObject *)descr)->d_base->name_strobj == p->name_strobj) {
             void **tptr = resolve_slotdups(type, p->name_strobj);
             if (tptr == NULL || tptr == ptr)
@@ -7375,7 +7375,7 @@ update_one_slot(PyTypeObject *type, slotdef *p)
                 use_generic = 1;
             }
         }
-        else if (Py_TYPE(descr) == &PyCFunction_Type &&
+        else if (Py_IS_TYPE(descr, &PyCFunction_Type) &&
                  PyCFunction_GET_FUNCTION(descr) ==
                  (PyCFunction)(void(*)(void))tp_new_wrapper &&
                  ptr == (void**)&type->tp_new)
diff --git a/Objects/unicodeobject.c b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
index e0a666f70da..3d99f11ecff 100644
--- a/Objects/unicodeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
@@ -8484,7 +8484,7 @@ charmapencode_output(Py_UCS4 c, PyObject *mapping,
     char *outstart;
     Py_ssize_t outsize = PyBytes_GET_SIZE(*outobj);
 
-    if (Py_TYPE(mapping) == &EncodingMapType) {
+    if (Py_IS_TYPE(mapping, &EncodingMapType)) {
         int res = encoding_map_lookup(c, mapping);
         Py_ssize_t requiredsize = *outpos+1;
         if (res == -1)
@@ -8563,7 +8563,7 @@ charmap_encoding_error(
     /* find all unencodable characters */
     while (collendpos < size) {
         PyObject *rep;
-        if (Py_TYPE(mapping) == &EncodingMapType) {
+        if (Py_IS_TYPE(mapping, &EncodingMapType)) {
             ch = PyUnicode_READ_CHAR(unicode, collendpos);
             val = encoding_map_lookup(ch, mapping);
             if (val != -1)
diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index 3f65820c25d..ef4aac2f9ab 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -4851,7 +4851,7 @@ trace_call_function(PyThreadState *tstate,
         C_TRACE(x, PyObject_Vectorcall(func, args, nargs, kwnames));
         return x;
     }
-    else if (Py_TYPE(func) == &PyMethodDescr_Type && nargs > 0) {
+    else if (Py_IS_TYPE(func, &PyMethodDescr_Type) && nargs > 0) {
         /* We need to create a temporary bound method as argument
            for profiling.
 
@@ -4912,7 +4912,7 @@ do_call_core(PyThreadState *tstate, PyObject *func, PyObject *callargs, PyObject
         C_TRACE(result, PyObject_Call(func, callargs, kwdict));
         return result;
     }
-    else if (Py_TYPE(func) == &PyMethodDescr_Type) {
+    else if (Py_IS_TYPE(func, &PyMethodDescr_Type)) {
         Py_ssize_t nargs = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(callargs);
         if (nargs > 0 && tstate->use_tracing) {
             /* We need to create a temporary bound method as argument
diff --git a/Python/errors.c b/Python/errors.c
index 61dc597916d..6baa229ccc7 100644
--- a/Python/errors.c
+++ b/Python/errors.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ PyErr_BadArgument(void)
 PyObject *
 _PyErr_NoMemory(PyThreadState *tstate)
 {
-    if (Py_TYPE(PyExc_MemoryError) == NULL) {
+    if (Py_IS_TYPE(PyExc_MemoryError, NULL)) {
         /* PyErr_NoMemory() has been called before PyExc_MemoryError has been
            initialized by _PyExc_Init() */
         Py_FatalError("Out of memory and PyExc_MemoryError is not "
diff --git a/Python/importdl.c b/Python/importdl.c
index 1d0d32a2371..fbeb9fb7540 100644
--- a/Python/importdl.c
+++ b/Python/importdl.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ _PyImport_LoadDynamicModuleWithSpec(PyObject *spec, FILE *fp)
         m = NULL;
         goto error;
     }
-    if (Py_TYPE(m) == NULL) {
+    if (Py_IS_TYPE(m, NULL)) {
         /* This can happen when a PyModuleDef is returned without calling
          * PyModuleDef_Init on it
          */