The type hint Any
represents any possible Python type, on which all operations are possible. This conveys the information that all
operations could be possible on a value annotated with Any
, making the value dynamically-typed.
Any
as a type hint provides no information about the expected type of the variable or parameter, essentially losing the benefits of
type hinting. This can make the code less clear and harder to understand and will reduce the code insight capabilities of IDEs and static analysis
tools.