.. _using-generic-type-syntax-in-unsupported-version:

using-generic-type-syntax-in-unsupported-version / W2604
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**Message emitted:**

``Generic type syntax (PEP 695) is not supported by all versions included in the py-version setting``

**Description:**

*Used when the py-version set by the user is lower than 3.12 and pylint encounters generic type syntax.*

**Problematic code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/u/using-generic-type-syntax-in-unsupported-version/bad.py
   :language: python

**Correct code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/u/using-generic-type-syntax-in-unsupported-version/good.py
   :language: python

**Configuration file:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/u/using-generic-type-syntax-in-unsupported-version/pylintrc
    :language: ini

**Additional details:**

Generic type syntax was introduced in Python 3.12; to use it, please use a more recent version of Python.



Created by the `unsupported_version <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/blob/main/pylint/checkers/unsupported_version.py>`__ checker.