class and type for classic and new-style class.

# python2
Python 2.7.5 (default, Dec  8 2017, 16:39:59) 
[GCC 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-25)] on linux2
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>>> class C: pass
... 
>>> class N(object): pass
... 
>>> I1 = C()
>>> I2 = N()
>>> 
>>> type(I1)
<type 'instance'>
>>> I1.__class__
<class __main__.C at 0x7f5b1d8fb870>
>>> type(C)
<type 'classobj'>
>>> type(I2)
<class '__main__.N'>
>>> I2.__class__
<class '__main__.N'>
>>> type(N)
<type 'type'>
>>> 
>>> isinstance(I1, object)
True
>>> isinstance(I2, object)
True
>>> 

For classic classes, type(obj) output differently from obj.class because that type and class are not the same thing.
For new-style classes, type and class are merged, type is class while class is type.
isinstance(I2, object) returns true because new-style class N is a subclass of object.
isinstaece(I1, object) returns true because everything in python is an instance of object, including object itself.