# types.GenericAlias vs typing.\_GenericAlias

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/types-genericalias-vs-typing-genericalias/60643>\
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**Created:** [August 12, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/types-genericalias-vs-typing-genericalias/60643 "2024-08-12T16:55:44Z")\
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What’s goal of knowing that? What makes Foo[int] and list[int] related?

If your goal is whether type has type arguments/generic base you can use get\_origin/get\_args. If get\_origin returns None then it’s not a subscripted generic type.

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