topic Re: Python type hints in Network Platform API

Python type hints

Philip D'Ath — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:21:44 GMT

Does anyone use Python type hints?

https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html

Re: Python type hints

Raphael_L — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 21:23:17 GMT

Haven't used that in all my Meraki projects. I'm familiar with it, but haven't seen the benefits of "complicating" my code. I find it a bit harder to read imo.

Re: Python type hints

Greenberet — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 20:49:14 GMT

I'm using it in most of my projects. It helps to understand what to expect from which function.
Really usefull for migrations, when you are e.g. creating an object and in the past it was just some dict/json.
-> So does function xy use the old or the new way? Type hint will let you know 😃

Re: Python type hints

Philip D'Ath — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 20:56:06 GMT

So you are using it with human validation only, rather than with external tooling?

Re: Python type hints

Greenberet — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:01:50 GMT

well I've enabled "basic" type hint warnings in the IDE =D

Re: Python type hints

Philip D'Ath — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:04:24 GMT

That is another good question. Which IDE do you use?

I tend to use either IDLE or a text editor called UltraEdit (which I use for many other things).

Re: Python type hints

Greenberet — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 22:13:06 GMT

Visual Studio & Visual Studio Code depending on the usecase