From 5dd61ab3cd866c0391e7dd7ab109fe5d7eb0399b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Waygood Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 04:55:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] bpo-44353: Correct docstring for `NewType` (GH-29785) The docstring for `typing.NewType` is no longer strictly accurate, now that `NewType` is a class, rather than a function (cherry picked from commit 93c65df83cef71a4bc77d71afecdec8744c4f73a) Co-authored-by: Alex Waygood --- Lib/typing.py | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Lib/typing.py b/Lib/typing.py index 21caabb5d3e6770..b743d400c0e5fa0 100644 --- a/Lib/typing.py +++ b/Lib/typing.py @@ -2427,7 +2427,7 @@ class NewType: """NewType creates simple unique types with almost zero runtime overhead. NewType(name, tp) is considered a subtype of tp by static type checkers. At runtime, NewType(name, tp) returns - a dummy function that simply returns its argument. Usage:: + a dummy callable that simply returns its argument. Usage:: UserId = NewType('UserId', int)