my.core: deprecate Path/dataclass imports from my.core during type checking

runtime still works for backwards compatibility

my/arbtt.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ REQUIRES = ['ijson', 'cffi']
 # NOTE likely also needs libyajl2 from apt or elsewhere?
 
 
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Sequence, Iterable, List, Optional
 
@@ -22,8 +23,9 @@ def inputs() -> Sequence[Path]:
         return get_files(user_config.logfiles)
 
 
-from .core import dataclass, Json, PathIsh, datetime_aware
-from .core.compat import fromisoformat
+
+from my.core import Json, PathIsh, datetime_aware
+from my.core.compat import fromisoformat
 
 
 @dataclass

my/browser/active_browser.py

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ Parses active browser history by backing it up with [[http://github.com/seanbrec
 
 REQUIRES = ["browserexport", "sqlite_backup"]
 
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from my.config import browser as user_config
-from my.core import Paths, dataclass
+from my.core import Paths
 
 
 @dataclass

my/core/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # this file only keeps the most common & critical types/utility functions
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 from .common import get_files, PathIsh, Paths
 from .common import Json
 from .stats import stat, Stats
@@ -12,8 +14,10 @@ from .logging import make_logger, LazyLogger
 from .util import __NOT_HPI_MODULE__
 
 
-# just for brevity in modules
-# todo not sure about these.. maybe best to rely on regular imports.. perhaps compare?
+if not TYPE_CHECKING:
+    # we used to keep these here for brevity, but feels like it only adds confusion,
+    #  e.g. suggest that we perhaps somehow modify builtin behaviour or whatever
+    #  so best to prefer explicit behaviour
     from dataclasses import dataclass
     from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ __all__ = [
 
     'Res', 'unwrap',
 
-    'dataclass', 'Path',  # TODO deprecate these from use in my.core
+    'dataclass', 'Path',
 ]
 
 

my/core/core_config.py

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 '''
 Bindings for the 'core' HPI configuration
 '''
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
 import re
 from typing import Sequence, Optional
 
-from . import warnings, PathIsh, Path
+from . import warnings, PathIsh
 
 try:
     from my.config import core as user_config  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
@@ -21,7 +24,6 @@ except Exception as e:
 
 _HPI_CACHE_DIR_DEFAULT = ''
 
-from dataclasses import dataclass
 @dataclass
 class Config(user_config):
     '''

my/google/takeout/parser.py

@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ the cachew cache
 REQUIRES = ["git+https://github.com/seanbreckenridge/google_takeout_parser"]
 
 from contextlib import ExitStack
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 import os
 from typing import List, Sequence, cast
 from pathlib import Path
-from my.core import make_config, dataclass, stat, Stats
+from my.core import make_config, stat, Stats
 from my.core.cachew import mcachew
 from my.core.common import LazyLogger, get_files, Paths
 from my.core.error import ErrorPolicy

my/lastfm.py

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 Last.fm scrobbles
 '''
 
-from my.core import Paths, dataclass, make_logger
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from my.core import Paths, make_logger
 from my.config import lastfm as user_config
 
 

my/location/fallback/via_ip.py

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ Converts IP addresses provided by my.location.ip to estimated locations
 
 REQUIRES = ["git+https://github.com/seanbreckenridge/ipgeocache"]
 
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import timedelta
 
-from my.core import dataclass, Stats, make_config
+from my.core import Stats, make_config
 from my.config import location
 from my.core.warnings import medium
 

my/location/google_takeout_semantic.py

@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ Extracts semantic location history using google_takeout_parser
 
 REQUIRES = ["git+https://github.com/seanbreckenridge/google_takeout_parser"]
 
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Iterator, List
 
 from my.google.takeout.parser import events, _cachew_depends_on as _parser_cachew_depends_on
 from google_takeout_parser.models import PlaceVisit as SemanticLocation
 
-from my.core import dataclass, make_config, stat, LazyLogger, Stats
+from my.core import make_config, stat, LazyLogger, Stats
 from my.core.cachew import mcachew
 from my.core.error import Res
 from .common import Location

my/location/gpslogger.py

@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ Parse [[https://github.com/mendhak/gpslogger][gpslogger]] .gpx (xml) files
 
 REQUIRES = ["gpxpy"]
 
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
 from my.config import location
-from my.core import Paths, dataclass
+from my.core import Paths
 
 
 @dataclass

my/stackexchange/gdpr.py

@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ Stackexchange data (uses [[https://stackoverflow.com/legal/gdpr/request][officia
 # TODO need to merge gdpr and stexport
 
 ### config
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from my.config import stackexchange as user_config
-from ..core import dataclass, PathIsh, make_config, get_files
+from my.core import PathIsh, make_config, get_files, Json
 @dataclass
 class stackexchange(user_config):
     gdpr_path: PathIsh  # path to GDPR zip file
@@ -16,8 +17,7 @@ config = make_config(stackexchange)
 
 # TODO just merge all of them and then filter?.. not sure
 
-from ..core.common import Json
-from ..core.compat import fromisoformat
+from my.core.compat import fromisoformat
 from typing import NamedTuple, Iterable
 from datetime import datetime
 class Vote(NamedTuple):