[3.7] bpo-36985: Document typing.ForwardRef (GH-14216) by ilevkivskyi · Pull Request #14220 · python/cpython
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@@ -876,6 +876,13 @@ The module defines the following classes, functions and decorators:
.. versionchanged:: 3.6.1
Added support for default values, methods, and docstrings.
.. class:: ForwardRef
A class used for internal typing representation of string forward references. For example, ``List["SomeClass"]`` is implicitly transformed into ``List[ForwardRef("SomeClass")]``. This class should not be instantiated by a user, but may be used by introspection tools.
.. function:: NewType(typ)
A helper function to indicate a distinct types to a typechecker, Expand Down
.. class:: ForwardRef
A class used for internal typing representation of string forward references. For example, ``List["SomeClass"]`` is implicitly transformed into ``List[ForwardRef("SomeClass")]``. This class should not be instantiated by a user, but may be used by introspection tools.
.. function:: NewType(typ)
A helper function to indicate a distinct types to a typechecker, Expand Down