2.3. Annotation Mapping

2.3.1. Rationale

  • Before Python 3.9 you need from typing import List, Set, Tuple, Dict

  • Since Python 3.9: PEP 585 -- Type Hinting Generics In Standard Collections

2.3.2. Dict

data: dict = {}
data: dict = dict()

a: dict[int, str] = {
    0: 'setosa',
    1: 'virginica',
    2: 'versicolor'}

b: dict[float, str] = {
    5.8: 'Sepal length',
    2.7: 'Sepal width',
    5.1: 'Petal length',
    1.9: 'Petal width'}

c: dict[str, float] = {
    'Sepal length': 5.8,
    'Sepal width': 2.7,
    'Petal length': 5.1,
    'Petal width': 1.9}

2.3.3. List of Dicts

from typing import Union

data: list[dict] = [
    {'features': [4.7, 3.2, 1.3, 0.2], 'label': 'setosa'},
    {'features': [7.0, 3.2, 4.7, 1.4], 'label': 'versicolor'},
    {'features': [7.6, 3.0, 6.6, 2.1], 'label': 'virginica'},
]

data: list[dict[str, Union[list[float], str]]] = [
    {'features': [4.7, 3.2, 1.3, 0.2], 'label': 'setosa'},
    {'features': [7.0, 3.2, 4.7, 1.4], 'label': 'versicolor'},
    {'features': [7.6, 3.0, 6.6, 2.1], 'label': 'virginica'},
]

row = list[float]
data: list[dict[str, Union[row, str]]] = [
    {'features': [4.7, 3.2, 1.3, 0.2], 'label': 'setosa'},
    {'features': [7.0, 3.2, 4.7, 1.4], 'label': 'versicolor'},
    {'features': [7.6, 3.0, 6.6, 2.1], 'label': 'virginica'},
]

features = list[float]
label = str
row = dict[str, Union[features, label]]
data: list[row] = [
    {'features': [4.7, 3.2, 1.3, 0.2], 'label': 'setosa'},
    {'features': [7.0, 3.2, 4.7, 1.4], 'label': 'versicolor'},
    {'features': [7.6, 3.0, 6.6, 2.1], 'label': 'virginica'},
]

2.3.4. Typed Dict

  • Since Python 3.8: PEP 589 -- TypedDict: Type Hints for Dictionaries with a Fixed Set of Keys

from typing import TypedDict


class Point(TypedDict):
    x: int
    y: int


pt1: Point = {'x':1, 'y':2}         # Ok
pt2: Point = {'x':1, 'y':2, 'z':0}  # Expected type 'Point', got 'Dict[str, int]' instead
pt3: Point = {'x':1, 'z':0}         # Expected type 'Point', got 'Dict[str, int]' instead

pt4: Point = Point(x=1, y=2)        # Ok
pt5: Point = Point(x=1, z=2)        # Unexpected argument
pt6: Point = Point(x=1, y=2, z=0)   # Unexpected argument

pt6: Point = {}
pt6['x'] = 10                       # Ok
pt6['z'] = 20                       # TypeDict "Point" has no key 'z'

2.3.5. More Information