[vsnf]

I got frustrated on the very first example (Basic 1: Any) because I didn't realize that the typings library wasn't imported by default. Maybe I should have known better, but it definitely got me.

[roland35]

Well, that is realistic :D I agree it is a pain point with python typing, but it is something good to learn in this activity and remember honestly!

[burning_hamster]

I made the same error. OP, maybe instead of only giving the option to see the solution, also give the option to just see a hint?

[burning_hamster]

Also, a "Next example" button would be great.

[laike9m]

I definitely considered adding hints. But it's gonna be a ton of work to create proper hints and I'm yet to prioritize it.

[calibas]

I assume that's intentional so you learn when it's required. From Python.org:

"all functions without a return type or parameter types will implicitly default to using Any"

[hsfzxjy]

I passed the test with `object` :)

[quietbritishjim]

I literally didn't change the code, so there was no annotation at all, and it still passed.

[crunchbang-excl]

I thought that one was an example where you don't have to do anything.

I just went back to check and I saw that you are supposed to make some changes, which are shown in the solution, even though they are unnecessary to pass the tests.

[laike9m]

The "any" challenge is special, it's the only one where you don't need to make any changes :)

[georgehotelling]

I opened an issue asking them to add `from typing import *` to the boilerplate.

[v3ss0n]

you aren't wrong , any is available in python 3.10 . There is no need to import typing.Any

[karamanolev]

Those are completely different.

any - https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#any - Return True if any element of the iterable is true.

Any - A special kind of type is Any. A static type checker will treat every type as being compatible with Any and Any as being compatible with every type.

[nicolaslem]

Let's not forget ANY as in "from unittest.mock import ANY".

[v3ss0n]

Whoops, I always thought I can use any as type. Damn my bad

[BiteCode_dev]

I still think callable, and iter should be usable this way.

any(), probably not. The semantic is too different.

But having to import Callable while callable is a built-in is a missed opportunity.

I don't miss Union, Optional and List.

[_ZeD_]

what? `any` - the builtin function[0] is part of python since the dawn of time but from what I know is not usable as a type annotation, and `typing.Any` should be used (and imported explicitly)

[0] https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#any