It is possible to type the following code in Python3.12: class B: pass b = B() class A: a: "x" b.c: "y" Without b declaration, this code throws NameError. After that, A.__annotations__ shows: {'a': 'x'}. Annotation dicts of b and B are empty. Does this mean anything? Is it just some future syntax with no effects or does the b.c annotation end up somewhere? Continue reading...
