Descriptor type hinting

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How does one satisfy a lint/type checker with the return value of a class method decorated
with a descriptor? It returns a dict, and I want the type hinting to suggest this versus the
str|unknown its defaults to.

Thanks,
jlc

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Descriptor type hinting "Joseph L. Casale" <jcasale@activenetwerx.com> - 2014-02-27 22:21 +0000
  Re: Descriptor type hinting Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-28 02:05 +0000
    RE: Descriptor type hinting "Joseph L. Casale" <jcasale@activenetwerx.com> - 2014-02-28 02:16 +0000

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