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This PR changes typing hints to allow static type checkers to work if client code uses Python 3.9 to Python 3.11.

Background:

The type statement is new in Python 3.12. For backwards compatibility, type aliases can also be created through simple assignment: […]

I have tested the change with client code in 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, and 3.13, and found that this PR fixes the issues in all affected versions (3.9 through 3.11).

This PR, together with PR #177, fixes issue #176.

Change typing hints to allow static type checkers to work if client code
uses Python 3.9 to Python 3.11.

Background:

> The type statement is new in Python 3.12. For
> backwards compatibility, type aliases can also
> be created through simple assignment:

Link: https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html
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claui commented Feb 11, 2025

Turns out that I had to leave one of the type statements in place so test_union_as_type_alias_recursive doesn’t break.

However, that unit test is only for Python 3.12 or above anyway, so it shouldn’t have any impact on lower versions.

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