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From: "Joseph L. Casale" <jcasale@activenetwerx.com>
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Subject: Descriptor type hinting
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Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:67173

How does one satisfy a lint/type checker with the return value of a class m=
ethod decorated=0A=
with a descriptor? It returns a dict, and I want the type hinting to sugges=
t this versus the=0A=
str|unknown its defaults to.=0A=
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Thanks,=0A=
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