:func:`functools.singledispatch` decorator, and :pep:`443`.
generic type
- A :term:`type` that can be parameterized; typically a container like
- :class:`list`. Used for :term:`type hints <type hint>` and
+ A :term:`type` that can be parameterized; typically a
+ :ref:`container class<sequence-types>` such as :class:`list` or
+ :class:`dict`. Used for :term:`type hints <type hint>` and
:term:`annotations <annotation>`.
- See :pep:`483` for more details, and :mod:`typing` or
- :ref:`generic alias type <types-genericalias>` for its uses.
+ For more details, see :ref:`generic alias types<types-genericalias>`,
+ :pep:`483`, :pep:`484`, :pep:`585`, and the :mod:`typing` module.
GIL
See :term:`global interpreter lock`.