On Fri, 3 Nov 2017 16:04:43 +0100 Stéfane Fermigier <s...@fermigier.com> wrote: > I use typing quite systematically nowadays, even for projects that don't > use mypy (for historical reasons: bringing an older code base to zero mypy > issues can be quite time-consuming). > > For instance, adding typing annotation can help autocompletion under > PyCharm (and hopefully other IDEs). > > With these annotations, PyCharm is also able to signal typing issues either > directly in the editor, or when running a code check. > > I'm quite OK with removing the typing module from the stdlib as it can > easily be added to my projects dependencies, and I can definitively > understand the benefits of a faster release cycle, but I'm worried that > this could hinder adoption of these practices by certain people.
I don't think casual or beginner users of Python really have to worry about typing annotations. As I understand it, they become really useful on middle- to large-scale projects (disclaimer: I've never used them myself; the kind of typing the Numba project does -- which I don't participate in anymore -- is quite different). Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
