PEP 695
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PEP 695 canonical | 5 |
| PEP 695: Type Parameter Syntax | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PEP 695 Context triple: [Python Enhancement Proposals, hasPart, PEP 695]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
PEP 0
PEP 0 is the index document that lists and tracks the status of all Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs) in the Python community.
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D.
Python Enhancement Proposals
Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs) are the formal design documents that propose, specify, and document new features, processes, and standards for the Python programming language.
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E.
PEP 1
PEP 1 is the foundational Python Enhancement Proposal that defines the purpose, structure, and workflow for all other PEPs in the Python community process.
- 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 695 Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
PEP 0
PEP 0 is the index document that lists and tracks the status of all Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs) in the Python community.
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D.
Python Enhancement Proposals
Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs) are the formal design documents that propose, specify, and document new features, processes, and standards for the Python programming language.
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E.
PEP 1
PEP 1 is the foundational Python Enhancement Proposal that defines the purpose, structure, and workflow for all other PEPs in the Python community process.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Python Enhancement Proposal ⓘ |
| affects |
Python generic class definitions
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Python generic function definitions ⓘ Python type checkers ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve static typing in Python
ⓘ
improve support for generics in Python ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Python type system
ⓘ
Pydantic ⓘ
surface form:
Python typing ecosystem
|
| category | Typing ⓘ |
| defines |
syntax for declaring type parameters on classes
ⓘ
syntax for declaring type parameters on functions ⓘ syntax for declaring type parameters on type aliases ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://peps.python.org/pep-0695/ ⓘ |
| focusesOn | type parameter declarations ⓘ |
| governs | how type parameters are declared in source code ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Type Parameter Syntax ⓘ |
| improves |
ergonomics of static typing in Python
ⓘ
readability of generic type declarations ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
Python application developers
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Python library authors ⓘ static type checker implementers ⓘ |
| introduces | more concise syntax for type parameters ⓘ |
| language | Python ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
need for clearer generic APIs
ⓘ
verbosity of existing typing.Generic-based syntax ⓘ |
| number | 695 ⓘ |
| proposes | new syntax for type parameter declarations in Python ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
PEP 484
ⓘ
PEP 585 ⓘ Python standard library ⓘ
surface form:
Python typing module
|
| scope |
generic programming in Python
ⓘ
static type checking ⓘ |
| status | Accepted ⓘ |
| targets | Python generic types ⓘ |
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Subject: PEP 695 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
PEP 695: Type Parameter Syntax