Descriptor type hinting

[Joseph L. Casale]

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

 

[Steven D'Aprano]

How does one satisfy a lint/type checker with the return value of a
class method decorated with a descriptor?

Surely the answer will depend on the linter you are using. Care to tell
us, or shall we guess?

 

[Joseph L. Casale]

Surely the answer will depend on the linter you are using. Care to tell

us, or shall we guess?

Hey Steven,
I am using PyCharm, I have to admit I feel silly on this one. I had a buried assignment
that overrode the inferred type. It wasn't until a fresh set of eyes confirmed something
was awry and we looked... Add one to the fail list for me.

Thanks for taking the time to respond,
jlc