diff --git a/05-Create-Open-Doors-Tables.py b/05-Create-Open-Doors-Tables.py
index de2dd16..d0303de 100755
--- a/05-Create-Open-Doors-Tables.py
+++ b/05-Create-Open-Doors-Tables.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def main(args, log):
                 final.story_to_final_without_tags(bookmark, bookmark_authors, False)
             )
         if final_bookmarks:
-            final.insert_into_final("story_links", final_bookmarks)  # noqa: E701
+            final.insert_into_final("story_links", final_bookmarks)
 
     # AUTHORS
     log.info(
diff --git a/shared_python/FinalTables.py b/shared_python/FinalTables.py
index 3d9b0e6..665d4c7 100755
--- a/shared_python/FinalTables.py
+++ b/shared_python/FinalTables.py
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ def _escape_unescape(self, item):
     def _value(self, row):
         value = []
         for item in row:
-            if type(item) is str:  # noqa: E721
+            if isinstance(item, str):
                 value.append('"' + self._escape_unescape(item) + '"')
-            elif type(item) is datetime.datetime:
+            elif isinstance(item, datetime.datetime):
                 value.append('"' + str(item) + '"')
             elif item is None:
                 value.append("null")
diff --git a/shared_python/Tags.py b/shared_python/Tags.py
index beacab0..e69068f 100755
--- a/shared_python/Tags.py
+++ b/shared_python/Tags.py
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ def populate_tag_table(
                 if story_tags_row[col] is not None:
                     for val in re.split(r", ?", story_tags_row[col]):
                         if val != "":
-                            if (
-                                type(tag_col_lookup[col]) is str  # noqa: E721
+                            if isinstance(
+                                tag_col_lookup[col], str
                             ):  # Probably AA or a custom archive
                                 cleaned_tag = (
                                     val.encode("utf-8").replace("'", "'").strip()