[Python-Dev] Is static typing still optional?
Mike Miller
python-dev at mgmiller.net
Fri Dec 22 16:02:38 EST 2017
On 2017-12-22 12:15, Chris Barker wrote:
> Would it be crazy to bring typing.Any into the builtin namespace?
>
> @dataclass:
> a: Any
> b: Any = 34
> c: int = 0
>
> That reads pretty well to me....
> And having Any available in the built in namespace may help in other cases where
There is already an "any" function in the builtins. It looks fine but not sure
how it will interact with type checkers.
The "dataclass.Data" idea mentioned in a sibling thread is good alternative,
though just wordy enough to make ... a shortcut.
-Mike
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