# Annotating a variable without specifying its type

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/annotating-a-variable-without-specifying-its-type/48402>\
**Category:** Ideas\
**Created:** [March 13, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/annotating-a-variable-without-specifying-its-type/48402 "2024-03-13T16:49:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![MegaIng](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/megaing/32/16162_2.png) [@MegaIng](https://discuss.python.org/u/MegaIng)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/annotating-a-variable-without-specifying-its-type/48402/6 "2024-03-13T18:57:44Z")

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See also this proposal of mine: [An alternative to Annotated - #14 by Jacob-Stevens-Haas](https://discuss.python.org/t/an-alternative-to-annotated/40751/14)

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