diff --git a/tests/py_test.py b/tests/py_test.py
index 0947adfa3..dc7b734b5 100644
--- a/tests/py_test.py
+++ b/tests/py_test.py
@@ -194,13 +194,13 @@ class TestObjectBasedAPI(unittest.TestCase):
     self.assertEqual(monster2.InventoryAsNumpy(), 0)
     self.assertEqual(monster2.InventoryLength(), 0)
     self.assertTrue(monster2.InventoryIsNone())
-    self.assertTrue(monster2.Color() is 8)
+    self.assertEqual(monster2.Color(), 8)
     self.assertEqual(monster2.TestType(), 0)
     self.assertTrue(monster2.Test() is None)
     self.assertTrue(monster2.Test4(0) is None)
     self.assertEqual(monster2.Test4Length(), 0)
     self.assertTrue(monster2.Test4IsNone())
-    self.assertTrue(monster2.Testarrayofstring(0) is '')
+    self.assertEqual(monster2.Testarrayofstring(0), '')
     self.assertEqual(monster2.TestarrayofstringLength(), 0)
     self.assertTrue(monster2.TestarrayofstringIsNone())
     self.assertTrue(monster2.Testarrayoftables(0) is None)
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class TestObjectBasedAPI(unittest.TestCase):
     self.assertEqual(monster2.TestnestedflatbufferLength(), 0)
     self.assertTrue(monster2.TestnestedflatbufferIsNone())
     self.assertTrue(monster2.Testempty() is None)
-    self.assertTrue(monster2.Testbool() is False)
+    self.assertFalse(monster2.Testbool())
     self.assertEqual(monster2.Testhashs32Fnv1(), 0)
     self.assertEqual(monster2.Testhashu32Fnv1(), 0)
     self.assertEqual(monster2.Testhashs64Fnv1(), 0)
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class TestObjectBasedAPI(unittest.TestCase):
     self.assertEqual(monster2.Testf(), 3.14159)
     self.assertEqual(monster2.Testf2(), 3.0)
     self.assertEqual(monster2.Testf3(), 0.0)
-    self.assertTrue(monster2.Testarrayofstring2(0) is '')
+    self.assertEqual(monster2.Testarrayofstring2(0), '')
     self.assertEqual(monster2.Testarrayofstring2Length(), 0)
     self.assertTrue(monster2.Testarrayofstring2IsNone())
     self.assertTrue(monster2.Testarrayofsortedstruct(0) is None)