union type python code example

Example 1: python typing list of strings

from typing import List

def my_func(l: List[int]):
    pass

Example 2: typing generator python

# Iterator
def infinite_stream(start: int) -> Iterator[int]:
    while True:
        yield start
        start += 1

# Generator        
def infinite_stream(start: int) -> Generator[int, None, None]:
    while True:
        yield start
        start += 1

Example 3: python optional type annotation

from custom_module import SomeClass
from typing import Optional

class SubClass:
    a_reference: Optional[SomeClass] # Provides info that a_reference may be 'None'.

    def __init__(self):
        self.a_reference = None

Example 4: .union in python

set1 = {2, 4, 5, 6}  
set2 = {4, 6, 7, 8}  
set3 = {7, 8, 9, 10} 
  
# union of two sets 
print("set1 U set2 : ", set1.union(set2)) 
  
# union of three sets 
print("set1 U set2 U set3 :", set1.union(set2, set3))