[Python] Python "isinstance" with class name instead of type

I want to check if an object or variable is an instance of the specified class type, but using the name of this class, not its type. Something like this:

class A: pass

class B(A): pass

class C(B): pass

c_inst = C()

# Not working, isinstance expects the type:
ok = isinstance(c_inst, 'A')


Are there any alternatives? I want to use the class name, so isinstance(c_inst, A) is not available in this case.

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