When I try to add type annotations (for return types) to my functions then the syntax highlighting in vscode is not working after that point. Do you have a hint on what setting to change to fix the issues?
VSCode Version 1.67.1
Python Version 3.10.8
Code with type annotations
def median_absolute_deviaton(data: list) -> float:
"""Returns the median absolute deivation (MAD) [float]."""
med = median(data)
deviations = [abs(i-med) for i in data]
return statistics.median(deviations)
Image with working syntax highlighting
Image with broken syntax highlighting
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Answers
SOLVED: It was caused by the "Python for VSCode" extension. Uninstalling helped. Found it here: https://github.com/MagicStack/MagicPython/issues/138#issuecomment-403538358
You may need to install and/or select the right Python interpreter:
There’s a python version shown at the lower right corner of the VSCode window. Click it, then select a version of python at least as high as python 3.5 (the version of python where type annotations were added).
If you don’t have a version of python that high listed, then you’ll need to install one.
If you have one installed and it isn’t listed, then you can manually enter the path to the version you installed.