diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/cpp11_template_explicit_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/cpp11_template_explicit_runme.py
index e713ad0d9..dacfb74c8 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/cpp11_template_explicit_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/cpp11_template_explicit_runme.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import cpp11_template_explicit
 
+def swig_assert_isinstance(a, b):
+	if not isinstance(a, b):
+		raise RuntimeError(str(a) + " not an instance of " + str(b))
+
 # Call variants of the same templated function
 t1 = cpp11_template_explicit.my_templated_function_int      (1,1.0)
 t2 = cpp11_template_explicit.my_templated_function_A        (2,2.0)
 t3 = cpp11_template_explicit.my_templated_function_TemperInt(3,3.0)
 
 # Check return types
-assert isinstance(t1,int)
-assert isinstance(t2,cpp11_template_explicit.A)
-assert isinstance(t3,cpp11_template_explicit.TemperInt)
+swig_assert_isinstance(t1,int)
+swig_assert_isinstance(t2,cpp11_template_explicit.A)
+swig_assert_isinstance(t3,cpp11_template_explicit.TemperInt)
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_boost_shared_ptr_director_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_boost_shared_ptr_director_runme.py
index 52868eacc..b4382ca1e 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_boost_shared_ptr_director_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_boost_shared_ptr_director_runme.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 from li_boost_shared_ptr_director import *
 
+def swig_assert_equal(a, b):
+	if a != b:
+		raise RuntimeError(str(a) + " != " + str(b))
+
 class Derived(Base):
     def __init__(self, flag):
         self.return_none = flag
@@ -59,22 +63,22 @@ class Derived(Base):
 a = Derived(False)
 b = Derived(True)
 
-assert call_ret_c_shared_ptr(a) ==  1
-assert call_ret_c_shared_ptr(b) == -1
-assert call_ret_c_by_value(a)   ==  1
+swig_assert_equal(call_ret_c_shared_ptr(a), 1)
+swig_assert_equal(call_ret_c_shared_ptr(b), -1)
+swig_assert_equal(call_ret_c_by_value(a),   1)
 
-assert call_take_c_by_value(a)                  == 5
-assert call_take_c_by_ref(a)                    == 6
-assert call_take_c_by_pointer(a)                == 7
-assert call_take_c_by_pointer_ref(a)            == 8
-assert call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_value(a)       == 9
-assert call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_ref(a)         == 10
-assert call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_pointer(a)     == 11
-assert call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_pointer_ref(a) == 12
+swig_assert_equal(call_take_c_by_value(a),                  5)
+swig_assert_equal(call_take_c_by_ref(a),                    6)
+swig_assert_equal(call_take_c_by_pointer(a),                7)
+swig_assert_equal(call_take_c_by_pointer_ref(a),            8)
+swig_assert_equal(call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_value(a),       9)
+swig_assert_equal(call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_ref(a),         10)
+swig_assert_equal(call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_pointer(a),     11)
+swig_assert_equal(call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_pointer_ref(a), 12)
 
-assert call_take_c_by_pointer_with_null(a)                == -2
-assert call_take_c_by_pointer_ref_with_null(a)            == -3
-assert call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_value_with_null(a)       == -4
-assert call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_ref_with_null(a)         == -5
-assert call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_pointer_with_null(a)     == -6
-assert call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_pointer_ref_with_null(a) == -7
+swig_assert_equal(call_take_c_by_pointer_with_null(a),                -2)
+swig_assert_equal(call_take_c_by_pointer_ref_with_null(a),            -3)
+swig_assert_equal(call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_value_with_null(a),       -4)
+swig_assert_equal(call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_ref_with_null(a),         -5)
+swig_assert_equal(call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_pointer_with_null(a),     -6)
+swig_assert_equal(call_take_c_shared_ptr_by_pointer_ref_with_null(a), -7)
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/using_member_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/using_member_runme.py
index a666059e2..eda5b5043 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/using_member_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/using_member_runme.py
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 from using_member import *
 
+def swig_assert_equal(a, b):
+	if a != b:
+		raise RuntimeError(str(a) + " != " + str(b))
+
 b = B()
-assert b.get(int(1)) == 10
-assert b.get(float(1)) == 20
+swig_assert_equal(b.get(int(1)), 10)
+swig_assert_equal(b.get(float(1)), 20)
 
 bb = BB()
-assert bb.greater(int(1)) == 0
-assert bb.greater(float(1)) == 1
-assert bb.great(True) == 2
+swig_assert_equal(bb.greater(int(1)), 0)
+swig_assert_equal(bb.greater(float(1)), 1)
+swig_assert_equal(bb.great(True), 2)