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diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_util/controller/sanity/code-smell/no-basestring.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_util/controller/sanity/code-smell/no-basestring.py
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+"""Disallow use of basestring isinstance checks."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+import sys
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main entry point."""
+    for path in sys.argv[1:] or sys.stdin.read().splitlines():
+        with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as path_fd:
+            for line, text in enumerate(path_fd.readlines()):
+                match = re.search(r'(isinstance.*basestring)', text)
+
+                if match:
+                    print('%s:%d:%d: do not use `isinstance(s, basestring)`' % (
+                        path, line + 1, match.start(1) + 1))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()