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Pyright

Fast type checker for Python, from Microsoft.

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Static type checker for Python, fast and strict, which is the basis of Pylance in VS Code.

When to use

For fast type checking in Python, in the editor and in CI.

When to avoid

If the project already has a mature mypy setup and its own plugins.

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