typing-inspect

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typing-inspect on PyPI

pip install typing-inspect

uv add typing-inspect

poetry add typing-inspect

Package facts

Evidence: typing_inspect-0.9.0-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: typing, function, annotations, type, hints, hinting, checking, checker, typehints, typehinting, typechecking, inspect, reflection, introspection

About typing-inspect

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from typing import Generic, TypeVar, Iterable, Mapping, Union
from typing_inspect import is_generic_type

T = TypeVar('T')

class MyCollection(Generic[T]):
    content: T

assert is_generic_type(Mapping)
assert is_generic_type(Iterable[int])
assert is_generic_type(MyCollection[T])

assert not is_generic_type(int)
assert not is_generic_type(Union[int, T])

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Provides runtime inspection utilities for Python's typing module, allowing you to query and decompose type annotations at runtime—testing whether types are generic, callable, unions, literals, and extracting their origins, arguments, and parameters.

Low friction: pure-Python wheel with only three lightweight runtime dependencies. Last release was 2023-05-24; repository is not archived but marked as aging, suggesting stable but not actively developed maintenance.

MIT license (permissive) imposes no significant restrictions; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in proprietary or open-source projects with only attribution required.

from typing import Generic, TypeVar, Mapping
from typing_inspect import is_generic_type

T = TypeVar('T')
class MyCollection(Generic[T]):
    pass

print(is_generic_type(Mapping))  # True
print(is_generic_type(MyCollection[T]))  # True

Verdict: A stable, low-friction utility for runtime type introspection with no known vulnerabilities and permissive MIT licensing. Best suited for projects that need to inspect or decompose type annotations at runtime. Maintenance is aging (last release mid-2023) but the repository remains active; use it where its specific functionality is needed.

Needs verification

• Whether the experimental API status means breaking changes are possible in future releases despite the stable version number
• Current compatibility with Python 3.12+ given the latest release predates those versions
• Whether the three runtime dependencies (mypy-extensions, typing-extensions, typing) introduce any transitive friction

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