feat(types): add type[T] support to typing.h #5166
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Description
Similar to #5165 but, adds support for
type[]
(see https://docs.python.org/3.10/library/typing.html#typing.Type).The benefit of adding support for
type[]
allows type checkers to differentiate between different types.By default foo could take any valid python type E.g.
float
orstr
But with allowing specific the type it can narrow valid input properly and
str
would no long be valid.Suggested changelog entry:
Support for ``type[T]`` was added to pybind11/typing.h.