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On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 12:02 AM, Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> wrote:
> Does anyone here use function annotations? If so, what do you use them
> for?

I've used them a little when converting Python to Cython, though I
readily admit that I have no idea if what Cython accepts as a type
declaration is compatible with whatever is being considered for 3.5.

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