remove hints.AnnoField (#437)

comtypes/__init__.py

@@ -336,10 +336,10 @@ class _cominterface_meta(type):
     """
 
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
-        _case_insensitive_ = hints.AnnoField()  # type: bool
-        _iid_ = hints.AnnoField()  # type: GUID
-        _methods_ = hints.AnnoField()  # type: List[_ComMemberSpec]
-        _disp_methods_ = hints.AnnoField()  # type: List[_DispMemberSpec]
+        _case_insensitive_: bool
+        _iid_: GUID
+        _methods_: List[_ComMemberSpec]
+        _disp_methods_: List[_DispMemberSpec]
 
     # This flag is set to True by the atexit handler which calls
     # CoUninitialize.
@@ -862,9 +862,9 @@ class _IUnknown_Base(c_void_p):
         `builtins.object`.
         """
 
-        __com_QueryInterface = hints.AnnoField()  # type: Callable[[Any, Any], int]
-        __com_AddRef = hints.AnnoField()  # type: Callable[[], int]
-        __com_Release = hints.AnnoField()  # type: Callable[[], int]
+        __com_QueryInterface: Callable[[Any, Any], int]
+        __com_AddRef: Callable[[], int]
+        __com_Release: Callable[[], int]
 
 else:
     _IUnknown_Base = object
@@ -935,13 +935,13 @@ class IPersist(IUnknown):
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
         # Returns the CLSID that uniquely represents an object class that
         # defines the code that can manipulate the object's data.
-        GetClassID = hints.AnnoField()  # type: Callable[[], GUID]
+        GetClassID: Callable[[], GUID]
 
 
 class IServiceProvider(IUnknown):
     _iid_ = GUID("{6D5140C1-7436-11CE-8034-00AA006009FA}")
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
-        _QueryService = hints.AnnoField()  # type: Callable[[Any, Any, Any], int]
+        _QueryService: Callable[[Any, Any, Any], int]
     # Overridden QueryService to make it nicer to use (passing it an
     # interface and it returns a pointer to that interface)
     def QueryService(self, serviceIID, interface):
@@ -1072,9 +1072,9 @@ def GetActiveObject(clsid, interface=None):
 class MULTI_QI(Structure):
     _fields_ = [("pIID", POINTER(GUID)), ("pItf", POINTER(c_void_p)), ("hr", HRESULT)]
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
-        pIID = hints.AnnoField()  # type: GUID
-        pItf = hints.AnnoField()  # type: _Pointer[c_void_p]
-        hr = hints.AnnoField()  # type: HRESULT
+        pIID: GUID
+        pItf: _Pointer[c_void_p]
+        hr: HRESULT
 
 
 class _COAUTHIDENTITY(Structure):
@@ -1115,10 +1115,10 @@ class _COSERVERINFO(Structure):
         ("dwReserved2", c_ulong),
     ]
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
-        dwReserved1 = hints.AnnoField()  # type: int
-        pwszName = hints.AnnoField()  # type: Optional[str]
-        pAuthInfo = hints.AnnoField()  # type: _COAUTHINFO
-        dwReserved2 = hints.AnnoField()  # type: int
+        dwReserved1: int
+        pwszName: Optional[str]
+        pAuthInfo: _COAUTHINFO
+        dwReserved2: int
 
 
 COSERVERINFO = _COSERVERINFO

comtypes/automation.py

@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ def as_decimal(self):
 # helper extension.  At least the get/set methods.
 class tagVARIANT(Structure):
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
-        vt = hints.AnnoField()  # type: int
-        _ = hints.AnnoField()  # type: U_VARIANT1.__tagVARIANT.U_VARIANT2
-        null = hints.AnnoField()  # type: ClassVar[VARIANT]
-        empty = hints.AnnoField()  # type: ClassVar[VARIANT]
-        missing = hints.AnnoField()  # type: ClassVar[VARIANT]
+        vt: int
+        _: "U_VARIANT1.__tagVARIANT.U_VARIANT2"
+        null: ClassVar["VARIANT"]
+        empty: ClassVar["VARIANT"]
+        missing: ClassVar["VARIANT"]
 
     class U_VARIANT1(Union):
         class __tagVARIANT(Structure):
@@ -709,15 +709,15 @@ def Next(self, celt):
 
 class tagEXCEPINFO(Structure):
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
-        wCode = hints.AnnoField()  # type: int
-        wReserved = hints.AnnoField()  # type: int
-        bstrSource = hints.AnnoField()  # type: str
-        bstrDescription = hints.AnnoField()  # type: str
-        bstrHelpFile = hints.AnnoField()  # type: str
-        dwHelpContext = hints.AnnoField()  # type: int
-        pvReserved = hints.AnnoField()  # type: Optional[int]
-        pfnDeferredFillIn = hints.AnnoField()  # type: Optional[int]
-        scode = hints.AnnoField()  # type: int
+        wCode: int
+        wReserved: int
+        bstrSource: str
+        bstrDescription: str
+        bstrHelpFile: str
+        dwHelpContext: int
+        pvReserved: Optional[int]
+        pfnDeferredFillIn: Optional[int]
+        scode: int
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<EXCEPINFO %s>" % (
@@ -750,10 +750,10 @@ def __repr__(self):
 
 class tagDISPPARAMS(Structure):
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
-        rgvarg = hints.AnnoField()  # type: Array[VARIANT]
-        rgdispidNamedArgs = hints.AnnoField()  # type: _Pointer[DISPID]
-        cArgs = hints.AnnoField()  # type: int
-        cNamedArgs = hints.AnnoField()  # type: int
+        rgvarg: Array[VARIANT]
+        rgdispidNamedArgs: _Pointer[DISPID]
+        cArgs: int
+        cNamedArgs: int
     _fields_ = [
         # C:/Programme/gccxml/bin/Vc71/PlatformSDK/oaidl.h 696
         ("rgvarg", POINTER(VARIANTARG)),
@@ -802,12 +802,10 @@ def __del__(self):
 
 class IDispatch(IUnknown):
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
-        _disp_methods_ = (
-            hints.AnnoField()
-        )  # type: ClassVar[List[comtypes._DispMemberSpec]]
-        _GetTypeInfo = hints.AnnoField()  # type: Callable[[int, int], IUnknown]
-        __com_GetIDsOfNames = hints.AnnoField()  # type: RawGetIDsOfNamesFunc
-        __com_Invoke = hints.AnnoField()  # type: RawInvokeFunc
+        _disp_methods_: ClassVar[List[comtypes._DispMemberSpec]]
+        _GetTypeInfo: Callable[[int, int], IUnknown]
+        __com_GetIDsOfNames: RawGetIDsOfNamesFunc
+        __com_Invoke: RawInvokeFunc
 
     _iid_ = GUID("{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}")
     _methods_ = [

comtypes/hints.pyi

@@ -1,33 +1,4 @@
-from typing import (
-    Any,
-    Callable,
-    Generic,
-    NoReturn,
-    Optional,
-    overload,
-    SupportsIndex,
-    Type,
-    TypeVar,
-    Union as _UnionT,
-)
-
 # symbols those what might occur recursive imports in runtime.
 from comtypes.automation import IDispatch as IDispatch, VARIANT as VARIANT
 from comtypes.server import IClassFactory as IClassFactory
 from comtypes.typeinfo import ITypeInfo as ITypeInfo
-
-def AnnoField() -> Any:
-    """**THIS IS `TYPE_CHECKING` ONLY SYMBOL.
-
-    This is workaround for class field type annotations for old
-    python versions.
-
-    Examples:
-        # instead of class field annotation, like below
-
-        class Foo:
-            # spam: int  # <- not available in old versions.
-            if TYPE_CHECKING:
-                spam = AnnoField()  # type: int  # <- available in old versions.
-    """
-    ...

comtypes/tools/tlbparser.py

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
         Union as _UnionT,
     )
     from ctypes import _CData, _Pointer
-    from comtypes import hints
 
 
 # Is the process 64-bit?
@@ -124,8 +123,8 @@ def midlSAFEARRAY(typ):
 
 class Parser(object):
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
-        tlib = hints.AnnoField()  # type: typeinfo.ITypeLib
-        items = hints.AnnoField()  # type: Dict[str, Any]
+        tlib: typeinfo.ITypeLib
+        items: Dict[str, Any]
 
     def make_type(self, tdesc, tinfo):
         # type: (typeinfo.TYPEDESC, typeinfo.ITypeInfo) -> Any

comtypes/tools/typedesc_base.py

@@ -164,17 +164,13 @@ def __init__(self, struct):
 
 class _Struct_Union_Base(object):
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
-        name = comtypes.hints.AnnoField()  # type: str
-        align = comtypes.hints.AnnoField()  # type: int
-        members = (
-            comtypes.hints.AnnoField()
-        )  # type: List[_UnionT[Field, Method, Constructor]]
-        bases = comtypes.hints.AnnoField()  # type: List[_Struct_Union_Base]
-        artificial = comtypes.hints.AnnoField()  # type: Optional[Any]
-        size = comtypes.hints.AnnoField()  # type: Optional[int]
-        _recordinfo_ = (
-            comtypes.hints.AnnoField()
-        )  # type: Tuple[str, int, int, int, str]
+        name: str
+        align: int
+        members: List[_UnionT["Field", Method, Constructor]]
+        bases: List["_Struct_Union_Base"]
+        artificial: Optional[Any]
+        size: Optional[int]
+        _recordinfo_: Tuple[str, int, int, int, str]
 
     location = None