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diff --git a/python/typing-extensions/README b/python/typing-extensions/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a80a248d6d --- /dev/null +++ b/python/typing-extensions/README @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +Typing Extensions – Backported and Experimental Type Hints for Python + +The typing module was added to the standard library in Python 3.5 on a +provisional basis and will no longer be provisional in Python 3.7. However, +this means users of Python 3.5 - 3.6 who are unable to upgrade will not be able +to take advantage of new types added to the typing module, such as typing.Text +or typing.Coroutine. + +The typing_extensions module contains both backports of these changes as well +as experimental types that will eventually be added to the typing module, such +as Protocol or TypedDict. + +Users of other Python versions should continue to install and use the typing +module from PyPi instead of using this one unless specifically writing code +that must be compatible with multiple Python versions or requires experimental +types. + +Optional: + +python3 |