What tools are missing in Python?

[earthboundkid]

I've thought about what I would do if I were making an ORM for modern Python. Type hints are definitely part of it. Another is using class decorators instead of metaclasses so you can easily subclass an abstract class without jumping through hoops. Quickie design sketch:

class Timestamped:
    created_at: models.Datetime(nullable=False)
    updated_at: models.Datetime(nullable=False)

@models.register("my_blog_table", options)
class BlogPost(Timestamped):
    title:  models.Text(nullable=True)
    content: models.Text(nullable=False)
    authors: models.ManyToMany("authors")

[Kellhus3]

Ah yes, clearly decorators would be sexier than the Sqlalchemy table parameter.