diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/api_client.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/api_client.mustache
index e89b61173a7..99ed6b8ef00 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/api_client.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/api_client.mustache
@@ -469,13 +469,13 @@ class ApiClient:
 
         if klass in self.PRIMITIVE_TYPES:
             return self.__deserialize_primitive(data, klass)
-        elif klass == object:
+        elif klass is object:
             return self.__deserialize_object(data)
-        elif klass == datetime.date:
+        elif klass is datetime.date:
             return self.__deserialize_date(data)
-        elif klass == datetime.datetime:
+        elif klass is datetime.datetime:
             return self.__deserialize_datetime(data)
-        elif klass == decimal.Decimal:
+        elif klass is decimal.Decimal:
             return decimal.Decimal(data)
         elif issubclass(klass, Enum):
             return self.__deserialize_enum(data, klass)
diff --git a/samples/client/echo_api/python-disallowAdditionalPropertiesIfNotPresent/openapi_client/api_client.py b/samples/client/echo_api/python-disallowAdditionalPropertiesIfNotPresent/openapi_client/api_client.py
index 4989e8ce094..996bec87b5a 100644
--- a/samples/client/echo_api/python-disallowAdditionalPropertiesIfNotPresent/openapi_client/api_client.py
+++ b/samples/client/echo_api/python-disallowAdditionalPropertiesIfNotPresent/openapi_client/api_client.py
@@ -461,13 +461,13 @@ class ApiClient:
 
         if klass in self.PRIMITIVE_TYPES:
             return self.__deserialize_primitive(data, klass)
-        elif klass == object:
+        elif klass is object:
             return self.__deserialize_object(data)
-        elif klass == datetime.date:
+        elif klass is datetime.date:
             return self.__deserialize_date(data)
-        elif klass == datetime.datetime:
+        elif klass is datetime.datetime:
             return self.__deserialize_datetime(data)
-        elif klass == decimal.Decimal:
+        elif klass is decimal.Decimal:
             return decimal.Decimal(data)
         elif issubclass(klass, Enum):
             return self.__deserialize_enum(data, klass)
diff --git a/samples/client/echo_api/python/openapi_client/api_client.py b/samples/client/echo_api/python/openapi_client/api_client.py
index 4989e8ce094..996bec87b5a 100644
--- a/samples/client/echo_api/python/openapi_client/api_client.py
+++ b/samples/client/echo_api/python/openapi_client/api_client.py
@@ -461,13 +461,13 @@ class ApiClient:
 
         if klass in self.PRIMITIVE_TYPES:
             return self.__deserialize_primitive(data, klass)
-        elif klass == object:
+        elif klass is object:
             return self.__deserialize_object(data)
-        elif klass == datetime.date:
+        elif klass is datetime.date:
             return self.__deserialize_date(data)
-        elif klass == datetime.datetime:
+        elif klass is datetime.datetime:
             return self.__deserialize_datetime(data)
-        elif klass == decimal.Decimal:
+        elif klass is decimal.Decimal:
             return decimal.Decimal(data)
         elif issubclass(klass, Enum):
             return self.__deserialize_enum(data, klass)
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/petstore_api/api_client.py b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/petstore_api/api_client.py
index 927bdea1e48..46555cbb119 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/petstore_api/api_client.py
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/petstore_api/api_client.py
@@ -463,13 +463,13 @@ class ApiClient:
 
         if klass in self.PRIMITIVE_TYPES:
             return self.__deserialize_primitive(data, klass)
-        elif klass == object:
+        elif klass is object:
             return self.__deserialize_object(data)
-        elif klass == datetime.date:
+        elif klass is datetime.date:
             return self.__deserialize_date(data)
-        elif klass == datetime.datetime:
+        elif klass is datetime.datetime:
             return self.__deserialize_datetime(data)
-        elif klass == decimal.Decimal:
+        elif klass is decimal.Decimal:
             return decimal.Decimal(data)
         elif issubclass(klass, Enum):
             return self.__deserialize_enum(data, klass)
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/petstore_api/api_client.py b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/petstore_api/api_client.py
index a06ecfa5b50..13b11c048e3 100755
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/petstore_api/api_client.py
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/petstore_api/api_client.py
@@ -460,13 +460,13 @@ class ApiClient:
 
         if klass in self.PRIMITIVE_TYPES:
             return self.__deserialize_primitive(data, klass)
-        elif klass == object:
+        elif klass is object:
             return self.__deserialize_object(data)
-        elif klass == datetime.date:
+        elif klass is datetime.date:
             return self.__deserialize_date(data)
-        elif klass == datetime.datetime:
+        elif klass is datetime.datetime:
             return self.__deserialize_datetime(data)
-        elif klass == decimal.Decimal:
+        elif klass is decimal.Decimal:
             return decimal.Decimal(data)
         elif issubclass(klass, Enum):
             return self.__deserialize_enum(data, klass)