Getting Python Types Right with RightTyper — mentioned by emeryberger

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:34:13 GMT

Since we are talking about Python type-checkers: we've built a (non-AI based) type assistant for Python called RightTyper (https://github.com/RightTyper/RightTyper). Below is a brief description; a technical paper describing RightTyper is here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16051, "Getting Python Types Right with RightTyper" RightTyper is a Python tool that automatically generates type annotations for your code. It monitors your program as it runs and records the types of function arguments, return values, local variables, and class fields — with only about 25% runtime overhead. This makes it…

Paper and discussion history. A mention is not an endorsement.

Getting Python Types Right with RightTyper · HackerPapers discussions

Getting Python Types Right with RightTyper — mentioned by emeryberger