[issue13387] suggest assertIs(type(obj), cls) for exact type checking

[Florent Xicluna]

Florent Xicluna <florent.xicluna at gmail.com> added the comment:

> +1 on a doc addition (I can even volunteer a patch)

I agree we can highlight the difference between assertIs(type(obj), cls) and assertIsInstance(obj, cls) in the documentation.

Let's forget this patch and keep it simple.

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assignee:  -> docs at python
components: +Documentation
nosy: +docs at python
stage:  -> needs patch
title: add exact_type argument to assertIsInstance -> suggest assertIs(type(obj), cls) for exact type checking
type: feature request -> behavior

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