diff --git a/odxtools/dynamicendmarkerfield.py b/odxtools/dynamicendmarkerfield.py
index a85bb328..5e31aada 100644
--- a/odxtools/dynamicendmarkerfield.py
+++ b/odxtools/dynamicendmarkerfield.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Sequence
 from xml.etree import ElementTree
 
 from typing_extensions import override
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def encode_into_pdu(self, physical_value: ParameterValue, encode_state: EncodeSt
 
         odxassert(encode_state.cursor_bit_position == 0,
                   "No bit position can be specified for dynamic endmarker fields!")
-        if not isinstance(physical_value, (tuple, list)):
+        if not isinstance(physical_value, Sequence):
             odxraise(
                 f"Expected a sequence of values for dynamic endmarker field {self.short_name}, "
                 f"got {type(physical_value).__name__}", EncodeError)
diff --git a/odxtools/dynamiclengthfield.py b/odxtools/dynamiclengthfield.py
index dc64f36b..bff0889a 100644
--- a/odxtools/dynamiclengthfield.py
+++ b/odxtools/dynamiclengthfield.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Sequence
 from xml.etree import ElementTree
 
 from typing_extensions import override
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def encode_into_pdu(self, physical_value: ParameterValue, encode_state: EncodeSt
         odxassert(encode_state.cursor_bit_position == 0,
                   "No bit position can be specified for dynamic length fields!")
 
-        if not isinstance(physical_value, (tuple, list)):
+        if not isinstance(physical_value, Sequence):
             odxraise(
                 f"Expected a list of values for dynamic length field {self.short_name}, "
                 f"got {type(physical_value)}", EncodeError)
diff --git a/odxtools/endofpdufield.py b/odxtools/endofpdufield.py
index 8515bd26..53d6a7ef 100644
--- a/odxtools/endofpdufield.py
+++ b/odxtools/endofpdufield.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import List, Optional, Sequence
 from xml.etree import ElementTree
 
 from typing_extensions import override
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def encode_into_pdu(self, physical_value: Optional[ParameterValue],
         odxassert(encode_state.is_end_of_pdu,
                   "End-of-pdu fields can only be located at the end of PDUs!")
 
-        if not isinstance(physical_value, (tuple, list)):
+        if not isinstance(physical_value, Sequence):
             odxraise(
                 f"Invalid type {type(physical_value).__name__} of physical "
                 f"value for end-of-pdu field, expected a list", EncodeError)
diff --git a/odxtools/odxtypes.py b/odxtools/odxtypes.py
index a8baad6c..7158b90c 100644
--- a/odxtools/odxtypes.py
+++ b/odxtools/odxtypes.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union, overload
+from typing import (TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Dict, Iterable, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union,
+                    overload)
 from xml.etree import ElementTree
 
 from .exceptions import odxassert, odxraise, odxrequire
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ def bytefield_to_bytearray(bytefield: str) -> bytearray:
 # multiple items, so this can be a list of objects.
 TableStructParameterValue = Tuple[str, "ParameterValue"]
 ParameterValue = Union[AtomicOdxType, "ParameterValueDict", TableStructParameterValue,
-                       List["ParameterValue"], "DiagnosticTroubleCode"]
+                       Iterable["ParameterValue"], "DiagnosticTroubleCode"]
 ParameterValueDict = Dict[str, ParameterValue]
 
 
diff --git a/odxtools/staticfield.py b/odxtools/staticfield.py
index 0f75bb8a..76069f65 100644
--- a/odxtools/staticfield.py
+++ b/odxtools/staticfield.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Sequence
 from xml.etree import ElementTree
 
 from typing_extensions import override
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def _resolve_snrefs(self, diag_layer: "DiagLayer") -> None:
     def encode_into_pdu(self, physical_value: ParameterValue, encode_state: EncodeState) -> None:
 
         if not isinstance(physical_value,
-                          (tuple, list)) or len(physical_value) != self.fixed_number_of_items:
+                          Sequence) or len(physical_value) != self.fixed_number_of_items:
             odxraise(f"Value for static field '{self.short_name}' "
                      f"must be a list of size {self.fixed_number_of_items}")