Method __getitem__

Lib/typing.py:1371–1399

(self, args)

    @_tp_cache
    def __getitem__(self, args):
        # Parameterizes an already-parameterized object.
        #
        # For example, we arrive here doing something like:
        #   T1 = TypeVar('T1')
        #   T2 = TypeVar('T2')
        #   T3 = TypeVar('T3')
        #   class A(Generic[T1]): pass
        #   B = A[T2]  # B is a _GenericAlias
        #   C = B[T3]  # Invokes _GenericAlias.__getitem__
        #
        # We also arrive here when parameterizing a generic `Callable` alias:
        #   T = TypeVar('T')
        #   C = Callable[[T], None]
        #   C[int]  # Invokes _GenericAlias.__getitem__

        if self.__origin__ in (Generic, Protocol):
            # Can't subscript Generic[...] or Protocol[...].
            raise TypeError(f"Cannot subscript already-subscripted {self}")
        if not self.__parameters__:
            raise TypeError(f"{self} is not a generic class")

        # Preprocess `args`.
        if not isinstance(args, tuple):
            args = (args,)
        args = _unpack_args(*(_type_convert(p) for p in args))
        new_args = self._determine_new_args(args)
        r = self.copy_with(new_args)
        return r

    def _determine_new_args(self, args):
        # Determines new __args__ for __getitem__.