diff --git a/changelog.d/14671.misc b/changelog.d/14671.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93ceaeafc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/14671.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve type hints.
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index a4a1e4511a..727536df50 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ local_partial_types = True
no_implicit_optional = True
disallow_untyped_defs = True
strict_equality = True
+warn_redundant_casts = True
files =
docker/,
diff --git a/scripts-dev/release.py b/scripts-dev/release.py
index bf47b6c713..6974fd7895 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/release.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/release.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import time
import urllib.request
from os import path
from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
-from typing import Any, List, Optional, cast
+from typing import Any, List, Optional
import attr
import click
@@ -174,9 +174,7 @@ def _prepare() -> None:
click.get_current_context().abort()
# Switch to the release branch.
- # Cast safety: parse() won't return a version.LegacyVersion from our
- # version string format.
- parsed_new_version = cast(version.Version, version.parse(new_version))
+ parsed_new_version = version.parse(new_version)
# We assume for debian changelogs that we only do RCs or full releases.
assert not parsed_new_version.is_devrelease
diff --git a/synapse/storage/database.py b/synapse/storage/database.py
index 55bcb90001..0b29e67b94 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/database.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/database.py
@@ -667,7 +667,8 @@ class DatabasePool:
)
# also check variables referenced in func's closure
if inspect.isfunction(func):
- f = cast(types.FunctionType, func)
+ # Keep the cast for now---it helps PyCharm to understand what `func` is.
+ f = cast(types.FunctionType, func) # type: ignore[redundant-cast]
if f.__closure__:
for i, cell in enumerate(f.__closure__):
if inspect.isgenerator(cell.cell_contents):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py b/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
index 719a517336..f9f562ea45 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class PostgresEngine(
# docs: The number is formed by converting the major, minor, and
# revision numbers into two-decimal-digit numbers and appending them
# together. For example, version 8.1.5 will be returned as 80105
- self._version = cast(int, db_conn.server_version)
+ self._version = db_conn.server_version
allow_unsafe_locale = self.config.get("allow_unsafe_locale", False)
# Are we on a supported PostgreSQL version?
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