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Best Practices document

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Description

  • Built-in generics
  • New union syntax
  • No union return types, use Any or T | Any
  • Discuss Any vs object
  • Callbacks: Use return type object instead of None or Any if the returned value is ignored

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Research direction

Start with the proposed topics in this issue and review the repository's existing typing documentation before deciding where a best-practices document belongs. Confirm the guidance for built-in generics, union syntax, return types, Any versus object, and callbacks, then define the document's scope and completion criteria with project maintainers.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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