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VygmraMGVl on Feb 1, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Python's “disappointing” superpowers

You can declare a type-hint beforehand without setting the value of the variable. See: https://peps.python.org/pep-0526/#global-and-local-variable-...

abdullahkhalids on Feb 1, 2023 [–]

Yes, but then those variables are not visible when we dir(object), which makes it harder for the user to prototype. Certainly, type hinting should not get in the way of the users.

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