An Update on Pytype
4 days ago
- #Pytype
- #Python
- #Type Checking
- Pytype's last supported Python version will be 3.12.
- Development started in 2012 to meet Google's need for compile-time checking.
- Initially used type inference and interface files, later switched to inline annotations post-PEP 484.
- Collaborated with Guido and mypy to create typeshed.
- Bytecode-based design posed challenges for new features due to bytecode instability.
- Focus shifting to new typing approaches better suited for Google's Python users.
- Encourages users to explore alternative Python typing solutions.
- Thanks contributors, especially Rebecca Chen, Martin DeMello, Teddy Sudol, and Matthias Kramm.
- Highlights Rebecca Chen's decade-long commitment and contributions to Python's type system.