diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/utils.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/utils.py
index 946740aa5d..8a4dddae2b 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/utils.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/utils.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class RestHelper:
src: str,
targ: str,
membership: str,
- extra_data: dict = {},
+ extra_data: Optional[dict] = None,
tok: Optional[str] = None,
expect_code: int = 200,
) -> None:
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class RestHelper:
path = path + "?access_token=%s" % tok
data = {"membership": membership}
- data.update(extra_data)
+ data.update(extra_data or {})
channel = make_request(
self.hs.get_reactor(),
@@ -187,7 +187,13 @@ class RestHelper:
)
def send_event(
- self, room_id, type, content={}, txn_id=None, tok=None, expect_code=200
+ self,
+ room_id,
+ type,
+ content: Optional[dict] = None,
+ txn_id=None,
+ tok=None,
+ expect_code=200,
):
if txn_id is None:
txn_id = "m%s" % (str(time.time()))
@@ -201,7 +207,7 @@ class RestHelper:
self.site,
"PUT",
path,
- json.dumps(content).encode("utf8"),
+ json.dumps(content or {}).encode("utf8"),
)
assert (
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