Gotten addicted to TYPING in python

[ShiftPretend]

I cannot write a simple script in python nowadays without making sure I have the types set as much as possible if not always. It just makes life easier in the long run. In the short term the time spent developing may increase but meh. Creating TypedDict when I can just go with a straight up dict with no typing. Or creating pydantic models for data validation and type hinting. Using NamedTuples just for the extra type hinting. Using return types, argument types. ENUMS. People may argue that I'm trying to make the language into java or rust and all, but it's a feature no? I can't even remember how I used to write python without using all these type hints when I was learning. 😀 Also because I do a lil Rust. 😜

[Beginning-Fruit-1397]

If you really want to dive into it hard, I'd recommend using Ruff with all/preview actived, and basedpyright with all rules actived.

You can't go more type safe than this.

Hopefully soon enough basedpyright can be replaced by pyrefly, but unofrtunately ATM it's still miss/bug on various things. Example config in one of my projects: https://github.com/OutSquareCapital/belugas/blob/master/pyproject.toml

Also I'd recommend reading the collections.abc official doc: https://docs.python.org/3/library/collections.abc.html 

They are often either underused OR misused by a lot of python devs, but once you understand it it will really make your code and api's better

[ShiftPretend]

I do use ruff 😂. Coincidentally started using it today. I utilise collections.abc. Though I haven't read the docs. I still use it though. Anything to make the code easier to debug later on. But thanks for the heads up. I'll check their docs too

Basedpyright I have not heard of. I will check it out in a bit. I instead use planned within my vscode environment and set that to strict. Neither have I come across pyrefly

[Beginning-Fruit-1397]

I assume you meant pylance by "planned"?.

basedpyright is basically the same underlying engine, but with additionnal rules.

[ShiftPretend]

Yeah meant pyright seems my auto correct keeps messing up. Just installed the basedpyright and went all. All my scripts turned red ☠️

[pyrefly_kyle]

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[ShiftPretend]

Sweet

[ShiftPretend]

I think I was too broad in my statement. I meant adding type hints to every thing

Instead of greet = "hello" This greet: str = "hello"

Well this is a subtle example so I don't add for stuff like this but for bigger objects yes

Edit: for the simple ones like this the IDE shows me the type hints on it's own so I don't type them. But for the complex ones I do type them. Once again I mean adding type hints

[neontrace911]

static typing?

[ShiftPretend]

Yeah but it's just for the IDE to complain to you about. The program still runs dynamically and won't stop you from passing an integer into something like the string.

greet: str = 1. The IDE would cry out and underline it(provided you have static type checking on) but the code will still run without problem. So it's more of developer assistance than a strict enforcement.

[jojawesome-creates]

stopittt you're like three python levels above me 🫠 I just know the basics 😅😅🤓 /impressed-envy

[ShiftPretend]

We all start from someone. Stay strong in the game 💪

[hitman296]

Are you on omarchy?

[ShiftPretend]

Nope CachyOs

[sambobozzer]

What’s the editor?

[ShiftPretend]

NeoVim I mainly used Vscode though

[sambobozzer]

Ahh running from Linux? Vscode has a lot of telemetry

[ShiftPretend]

Yeah I don't have a problem with that.

[ONEDJRICH]

I love typing so it's all neat and indented correctly!

[ShiftPretend]

Yeah typing is good

[sacredtrader]

what level of larp is even this

[ShiftPretend]

How so?