diff --git a/spotipy/util.py b/spotipy/util.py
index 544394a1..d0d84ef3 100644
--- a/spotipy/util.py
+++ b/spotipy/util.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import logging
 from types import TracebackType
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 
 import urllib3
 
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ def normalize_scope(scope):
     if scope:
         if isinstance(scope, str):
             scopes = scope.split(',')
-        elif isinstance(scope, list) or isinstance(scope, tuple):
+
+        elif isinstance(scope, Iterable):
             scopes = scope
         else:
             raise Exception(