1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/summainlib/__init__.py b/summainlib/__init__.py
index c76e253..8d7a7b8 100644
--- a/summainlib/__init__.py
+++ b/summainlib/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import urllib
 import errno
 
 try:
-    import _summain
+    from summainlib import _summain
 except ImportError:
     # We need to import this package when running setup.py,
     # and for that we don't need _summain.
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class FilesystemObject(object):
 
     def get_xattrs(self, filename):  # pragma: no cover
         ret = _summain.llistxattr(filename)
-        if type(ret) is int:
+        if isinstance(ret, int):
             # Some file types don't support xattr, e.g. named pipes on FreeBSD:
             if ret == errno.EOPNOTSUPP:
                 return {}