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def _get_name(ele): | |
if hasattr(ele, '_name'): | |
return ele._name | |
else: | |
return ele.__name__ | |
def f(a): | |
# todo: handle optional | |
# todo: handle union | |
# todo: re-add indefinite articles | |
# todo: make the outputs plural as appropriate | |
# todo: handle ... in tuples | |
# todo: handle callables | |
# todo: print length for tuple (e.g. "Tuple with {len(args)} elements...") | |
name = _get_name(a) | |
print(f'{name}', end=' ') | |
if hasattr(a, '__args__') and any(a.__args__): | |
if name == 'List': | |
print('of', end=' ') | |
else: | |
print('with', end=' ') | |
if name == 'Dict': | |
print(f'keys that are', end=' ') | |
f(a.__args__[0]) | |
print(f'and values that are', end=' ') | |
f(a.__args__[1]) | |
else: | |
for index, arg in enumerate(a.__args__): | |
f(arg) | |
if index < len(a.__args__) - 1: | |
print('and', end=' ') | |
f(Tuple[int, Dict[str, Any]]) # Tuple with int and Dict with keys that are str and values that are Any | |
f(Dict[int, Tuple[str, Any]]) # Dict with keys that are int and values that are Tuple with str and Any | |
f(Tuple[str, Any, Dict[int, Tuple[int, Dict[str, str]]]]) # Tuple with str and Any and Dict with keys that are int and values that are Tuple with int and Dict with keys that are str and values that are str | |
f(Tuple[str, Any, Dict[int, Tuple[int, List[str]]]]) # Tuple with str and Any and Dict with keys that are int and values that are Tuple with int and List of str | |
f(List[Dict[int, Tuple[int, List[str]]]]) # List of Dict with keys that are int and values that are Tuple with int and List of str |
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