On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 at 18:04, Karsten Hilbert <karsten.hilb...@gmx.net> wrote: > > > > or something like that. Basically, any way to avoid writing `= None` over > > > and over again. > > > > Fundamentally no, at least not without some shenanigans. Type hints do > > not affect the regular running of the code, > > Except when they do ;-) > > ... depending on what counts as (valid) code ... > > In Python a distinction can be made between "runnable" and "valid" :-D >
Can you give a counter-example? I mean, yes, any code can be written that inspects the annotations at runtime and makes whatever changes it likes, but that's part of what I described as "shenanigans". ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
