Added new typing module with "PathLike" typing alias in it

Author: domdfcoding

domdf_python_tools/paths.py

@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@
 import pathlib
 import shutil
 import stat
-from typing import IO, Callable, Optional, Union
+from typing import IO, Callable, Optional
 
-PathLike = Union[str, pathlib.Path, os.PathLike]
+# this package
+from domdf_python_tools.typing import PathLike
 
 
 def append(var: str, filename: PathLike):

domdf_python_tools/terminal.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
 #  MA 02110-1301, USA.
 #
-#  Based on ChemPy (https://github.com/bjodah/chempy)
+#  "Echo" based on ChemPy (https://github.com/bjodah/chempy)
 #  |  Copyright (c) 2015-2018, Björn Dahlgren
 #  |  All rights reserved.
 #  |
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ def _get_terminal_size_tput() -> Optional[Tuple[int, int]]:
 
 
 def _get_terminal_size_posix() -> Optional[Tuple[int, int]]:
+
 	# stdlib
 	import fcntl
 	import termios

domdf_python_tools/typing.py

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+#  typing.py
+"""
+Common aliases for type hinting
+"""
+#
+#  Copyright © 2020 Dominic Davis-Foster <[email protected]>
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+#  MA 02110-1301, USA.
+#
+
+# stdlib
+import os
+import pathlib
+from typing import Union
+
+PathLike = Union[str, pathlib.Path, os.PathLike]