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mypy ask for a type annotation in an example, but everything is already typed in the classmethod called...

We use the correct way to type classmethod in SigningKey class, regarding that you can not annotate a class type inside his declaration.

See : https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/generics.html#generic-methods-and-generic-self

But mypy is complaining on an example :

examples/save_and_load_private_key_file_wif.py:52: error: Need type annotation for 'loaded_signer'
examples/save_and_load_private_key_file_wif.py:54: error: Cannot determine type of 'loaded_signer'

Using the debug command reveal_type() of mypy give us the type returned by the classmethod :

try:
    # load private keys from file
    reveal_type(SigningKey.from_wif_file(PRIVATE_KEY_FILE_PATH))

    loaded_signer = SigningKey.from_wif_file(PRIVATE_KEY_FILE_PATH)

examples/save_and_load_private_key_file_wif.py:50: error: Revealed type is '<nothing>'

Workaround solution for Python 3.5 and 3.6: add required type annotation everytime we call a classmethod.
To test : upgrading to Python 3.7 will allow us to use the postponed annotations feature, that, may be, could resolve the problem:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44640479/mypy-annotation-for-classmethod-returning-instance

We use the correct way to type classmethod in `SigningKey` class, regarding that you can not annotate a class type inside his declaration.

See : https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/generics.html#generic-methods-and-generic-self

But `mypy` is complaining on an example :

```
examples/save_and_load_private_key_file_wif.py:52: error: Need type annotation for 'loaded_signer'
examples/save_and_load_private_key_file_wif.py:54: error: Cannot determine type of 'loaded_signer'
```

Using the debug command `reveal_type()` of `mypy` give us the type returned by the classmethod :

```python
try:
    # load private keys from file
    reveal_type(SigningKey.from_wif_file(PRIVATE_KEY_FILE_PATH))

loaded_signer = SigningKey.from_wif_file(PRIVATE_KEY_FILE_PATH)
```

`examples/save_and_load_private_key_file_wif.py:50: error: Revealed type is '<nothing>'`

* **Workaround solution for Python 3.5 and 3.6: add required type annotation everytime we call a classmethod.**

* To test : upgrading to Python 3.7 will allow us to use the postponed annotations feature, that, may be, could resolve the problem:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44640479/mypy-annotation-for-classmethod-returning-instance

Edited Jun 19, 2019 by Vincent Texier

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