multiple inheritance - python typing module: Mixin

Question

Is there any class under typing that behaves like a mixin?

For example

from typing import Union
class A:
  pass

class B:
  pass

class C:
  pass

class D(A, B, C):
  pass

# current: ab is A or B, but not both
def f(ab: Union[A, B]):
    pass

# ideal: ab is A and B
def f(ab: Mixin[A, B]):
    pass

f(D())

please notice how D is instance of A and B, but also C. This would be too much of a restriction for f (since f doesn't require C) and thus, the parameter ab is not necessarily of type D but Mixin[A, B]

If the typing module doesn't provide any option, is there anything more elegant than creating my own class AB(A, B)?

Choi Geonu Choi Geonu · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-21T09:13:50

It seem to be impossible for now.

You can find a discussion about "Intersection" type in python/typing#123 repository.

There is a similar feature on PEP-544 called Protocol, and you can merge mixins by merging mixin protocols. There is an implementation of PEP-544 called typing_extensions. Maybe you can try that with this library.

multiple inheritance - python typing module: Mixin

1 Answers