PEP 484
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PEP 484 is the Python Enhancement Proposal that introduced a standard for type hints in Python, forming the basis of the language’s static typing ecosystem.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PEP 484 canonical | 21 |
| PEP 484 type hints | 1 |
| Python static type system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2417400 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PEP 484 Context triple: [PEP 695, relatedTo, PEP 484]
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A.
PEP 634
PEP 634 is the Python Enhancement Proposal that formally specifies the semantics of structural pattern matching introduced in Python 3.10.
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B.
PEP 695
PEP 695 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduces a new, more concise syntax for type parameter declarations to improve the language’s support for generics and static typing.
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C.
PEP 622
PEP 622 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduced the design for structural pattern matching syntax later adopted in Python 3.10.
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D.
PEP 572
PEP 572 is the Python proposal that introduced the “walrus operator” (:=) for assignment expressions, allowing assignment within larger expressions.
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E.
PEP 636
PEP 636 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that serves as a tutorial-style guide to the structural pattern matching feature introduced in Python 3.10.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PEP 484 Target entity description: PEP 484 is the Python Enhancement Proposal that introduced a standard for type hints in Python, forming the basis of the language’s static typing ecosystem.
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A.
PEP 634
PEP 634 is the Python Enhancement Proposal that formally specifies the semantics of structural pattern matching introduced in Python 3.10.
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B.
PEP 695
PEP 695 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduces a new, more concise syntax for type parameter declarations to improve the language’s support for generics and static typing.
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C.
PEP 622
PEP 622 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduced the design for structural pattern matching syntax later adopted in Python 3.10.
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D.
PEP 572
PEP 572 is the Python proposal that introduced the “walrus operator” (:=) for assignment expressions, allowing assignment within larger expressions.
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E.
PEP 636
PEP 636 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that serves as a tutorial-style guide to the structural pattern matching feature introduced in Python 3.10.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Python Enhancement Proposal ⓘ |
| appliesToLanguage | Python ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Guido van Rossum
ⓘ
Jukka Lehtosalo ⓘ Michael Sullivan ⓘ other contributors ⓘ Łukasz Langa ⓘ |
| createdForVersion |
Python 3.5
ⓘ
linked to:
Python 3.x
|
| defines |
semantics for type hints
ⓘ
standard typing module interfaces ⓘ syntax for type hints ⓘ typing module ⓘ typing.Any ⓘ typing.Callable ⓘ
linked to:
Python typing module
typing.Dict ⓘ typing.FrozenSet ⓘ typing.Generic ⓘ typing.IO ⓘ typing.Iterable ⓘ typing.List ⓘ typing.Mapping ⓘ
linked to:
Python typing module
typing.NewType ⓘ typing.Optional ⓘ typing.Sequence ⓘ typing.Set ⓘ typing.Tuple ⓘ typing.TypeVar ⓘ typing.Union ⓘ typing.overload ⓘ
linked to:
Python typing module
|
| formsBasisOf | Python static typing ecosystem ⓘ |
| governs | standard library typing module behavior ⓘ |
| hostedAt | https://peps.python.org/pep-0484/ ⓘ |
| influenced |
PyCharm type checking
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Pyright ⓘ static analysis tools for Python ⓘ third-party type checkers such as mypy ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | static typing in Python ⓘ |
| introducedFeature |
standard for type hints
ⓘ
type hints ⓘ |
| introducedInVersion |
Python 3.5
ⓘ
linked to:
Python 3.x
|
| motivation |
enable static type checking for Python
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improve tooling and IDE support ⓘ provide a standard way to add type information to Python code ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
PEP 3107
ⓘ
PEP 483 ⓘ PEP 526 ⓘ PEP 544 ⓘ |
| specifies |
conventions for gradual typing
ⓘ
how to annotate class attributes ⓘ how to annotate functions ⓘ how to annotate variables ⓘ rules for type checkers ⓘ stub file format .pyi ⓘ |
| status | Final ⓘ |
| title |
Type Hints
ⓘ
linked to:
Python typing module
|
| yearAccepted | 2015 ⓘ |
| yearProposed | 2014 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: PEP 484 Description of subject: PEP 484 is the Python Enhancement Proposal that introduced a standard for type hints in Python, forming the basis of the language’s static typing ecosystem.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.