Why Type Hints?

Why Type Hints?#

Learning Objectives#

After working through this topic, you should be able to:

  • Explain the benefits of type hints for documentation, IDE support, and bug prevention

  • Understand that type hints are optional and not enforced at runtime

  • Know when to use type hints and when they are optional

  • Understand the role of type checkers like ty and pyright

Materials#

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Quiz#