Add type annotation to Parameter.rx property

[Copilot]

The Parameter.rx property was not type annotated, preventing IDEs from providing autocomplete and type information for reactive expressions.

import param

class P(param.Parameterized):
    a = param.Number()

p = P(a=1)
rx_expression = p.param.a.rx()  # IDE cannot infer type

Changes

• Added -> 'rx' return type annotation to Parameter.rx property
• Imported rx under TYPE_CHECKING guard to avoid circular import with reactive module

With this change, IDEs will correctly identify p.param.a.rx as rx, enabling autocomplete for reactive operations like .pipe(), .map(), .and_(), etc., matching the type expectations of basedpyright and other type checkers.

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Type annotate Parameter.rx property</issue_title>
<issue_description>VS Code and other editors relying on static typing does not understand what rx_expression below is because Parameter.rx property is not type annotated:

import param
class P(param.Parameterized):
    a = param.Number()
p = P(a=1)
rx_expression = p.param.a.rx()

This is a huge bummer on developer experience as you don't get any help from there.

Please type annotate it. It probably requires some reordering of the code to avoid circular imports.</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>Please start out by understanding the problem very well. Then plan how to solve it. Then solve it. Include relevant pytests. Make sure all existing tests and pre-commit tests succeed. Keep the change as simple if possible. Making it easy to review.</agent_instructions>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes Type annotate Parameter.rx property #1011

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✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 89.22%. Comparing base (833c8f0) to head (f85eef5).

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[MarcSkovMadsen]

Probably works for me

I'm in doubt whether rx is the correct type annotation. But its the one basedpyright suggests and wants.

[MarcSkovMadsen]

studying reactive_ops I can see it actually returns rx class defined in reactive.py. Please update the type annotation. Fix any failing pytest or pre-commit tests.

[Copilot]

studying reactive_ops I can see it actually returns rx class defined in reactive.py. Please update the type annotation. Fix any failing pytest or pre-commit tests.

Updated type annotation from reactive_ops to rx in commit f85eef5. All tests and pre-commit checks pass.

[jbednar]

This is a confusing PR, with AI creating 6 commits that in the end change two lines of code, and apparently not much human confidence in the second line changed, but I guess it seems to be an improvement.