Replace typing.cast with explicit type definitions and ignore TC006

beets/autotag/hooks.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import re
 from functools import total_ordering
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, NamedTuple, TypeVar, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, NamedTuple, TypeVar
 
 from jellyfish import levenshtein_distance
 from unidecode import unidecode
@@ -474,7 +474,6 @@ class Distance:
         matched against `value2`.
         """
         if isinstance(value1, re.Pattern):
-            value2 = cast(str, value2)
             return bool(value1.match(value2))
         return value1 == value2
 

beets/autotag/match.py

@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import datetime
 import re
-from collections.abc import Iterable, Sequence
 from enum import IntEnum
 from functools import cache
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, NamedTuple, TypeVar, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, NamedTuple, TypeVar
 
 import lap
 import numpy as np
@@ -40,6 +39,8 @@ from beets.autotag import (
 from beets.util import plurality
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterable, Sequence
+
     from beets.library import Item
 
 # Artist signals that indicate "various artists". These are used at the
@@ -241,12 +242,14 @@ def distance(
     # Album.
     dist.add_string("album", likelies["album"], album_info.album)
 
+    preferred_config = config["match"]["preferred"]
     # Current or preferred media.
     if album_info.media:
         # Preferred media options.
-        patterns = config["match"]["preferred"]["media"].as_str_seq()
+        media_patterns: Sequence[str] = preferred_config["media"].as_str_seq()
-        patterns = cast(Sequence[str], patterns)
+        options = [
-        options = [re.compile(r"(\d+x)?(%s)" % pat, re.I) for pat in patterns]
+            re.compile(r"(\d+x)?(%s)" % pat, re.I) for pat in media_patterns
+        ]
         if options:
             dist.add_priority("media", album_info.media, options)
         # Current media.
@@ -258,7 +261,7 @@ def distance(
         dist.add_number("mediums", likelies["disctotal"], album_info.mediums)
 
     # Prefer earliest release.
-    if album_info.year and config["match"]["preferred"]["original_year"]:
+    if album_info.year and preferred_config["original_year"]:
         # Assume 1889 (earliest first gramophone discs) if we don't know the
         # original year.
         original = album_info.original_year or 1889
@@ -282,9 +285,8 @@ def distance(
             dist.add("year", 1.0)
 
     # Preferred countries.
-    patterns = config["match"]["preferred"]["countries"].as_str_seq()
+    country_patterns: Sequence[str] = preferred_config["countries"].as_str_seq()
-    patterns = cast(Sequence[str], patterns)
+    options = [re.compile(pat, re.I) for pat in country_patterns]
-    options = [re.compile(pat, re.I) for pat in patterns]
     if album_info.country and options:
         dist.add_priority("country", album_info.country, options)
     # Country.
@@ -447,9 +449,8 @@ def _add_candidate(
         return
 
     # Discard matches without required tags.
-    for req_tag in cast(
+    required_tags: Sequence[str] = config["match"]["required"].as_str_seq()
-        Sequence[str], config["match"]["required"].as_str_seq()
+    for req_tag in required_tags:
-    ):
         if getattr(info, req_tag) is None:
             log.debug("Ignored. Missing required tag: {0}", req_tag)
             return
@@ -462,8 +463,8 @@ def _add_candidate(
 
     # Skip matches with ignored penalties.
     penalties = [key for key, _ in dist]
-    ignored = cast(Sequence[str], config["match"]["ignored"].as_str_seq())
+    ignored_tags: Sequence[str] = config["match"]["ignored"].as_str_seq()
-    for penalty in ignored:
+    for penalty in ignored_tags:
         if penalty in penalties:
             log.debug("Ignored. Penalty: {0}", penalty)
             return
@@ -499,8 +500,8 @@ def tag_album(
     """
     # Get current metadata.
     likelies, consensus = current_metadata(items)
-    cur_artist = cast(str, likelies["artist"])
+    cur_artist: str = likelies["artist"]
-    cur_album = cast(str, likelies["album"])
+    cur_album: str = likelies["album"]
     log.debug("Tagging {0} - {1}", cur_artist, cur_album)
 
     # The output result, keys are the MB album ID.

beets/autotag/mb.py

@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import re
 import traceback
 from collections import Counter
-from collections.abc import Iterator, Sequence
 from itertools import product
-from typing import Any, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 
 import musicbrainzngs
@@ -37,6 +36,9 @@ from beets.util.id_extractors import (
     spotify_id_regex,
 )
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterator, Sequence
+
 VARIOUS_ARTISTS_ID = "89ad4ac3-39f7-470e-963a-56509c546377"
 
 BASE_URL = "https://musicbrainz.org/"
@@ -178,15 +180,18 @@ def _preferred_alias(aliases: list):
         return matches[0]
 
 
-def _preferred_release_event(release: dict[str, Any]) -> tuple[str, str]:
+def _preferred_release_event(
+    release: dict[str, Any],
+) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
     """Given a release, select and return the user's preferred release
     event as a tuple of (country, release_date). Fall back to the
     default release event if a preferred event is not found.
     """
-    countries = config["match"]["preferred"]["countries"].as_str_seq()
+    preferred_countries: Sequence[str] = config["match"]["preferred"][
-    countries = cast(Sequence, countries)
+        "countries"
+    ].as_str_seq()
 
-    for country in countries:
+    for country in preferred_countries:
         for event in release.get("release-event-list", {}):
             try:
                 if country in event["area"]["iso-3166-1-code-list"]:
@@ -194,7 +199,7 @@ def _preferred_release_event(release: dict[str, Any]) -> tuple[str, str]:
             except KeyError:
                 pass
 
-    return (cast(str, release.get("country")), cast(str, release.get("date")))
+    return release.get("country"), release.get("date")
 
 
 def _multi_artist_credit(
@@ -589,6 +594,8 @@ def album_info(release: dict) -> beets.autotag.hooks.AlbumInfo:
     if not release_date:
         # Fall back if release-specific date is not available.
         release_date = release_group_date
+
+    if release_date:
         _set_date_str(info, release_date, False)
     _set_date_str(info, release_group_date, True)
 

beets/dbcore/db.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from abc import ABC
 from collections import defaultdict
 from collections.abc import Generator, Iterable, Iterator, Mapping, Sequence
 from sqlite3 import Connection
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, AnyStr, Callable, Generic, TypeVar, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, AnyStr, Callable, Generic, TypeVar
 
 from unidecode import unidecode
 
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ class FormattedMapping(Mapping[str, str]):
             value = value.decode("utf-8", "ignore")
 
         if self.for_path:
-            sep_repl = cast(str, beets.config["path_sep_replace"].as_str())
+            sep_repl: str = beets.config["path_sep_replace"].as_str()
-            sep_drive = cast(str, beets.config["drive_sep_replace"].as_str())
+            sep_drive: str = beets.config["drive_sep_replace"].as_str()
 
             if re.match(r"^\w:", value):
                 value = re.sub(r"(?<=^\w):", sep_drive, value)

beetsplug/replaygain.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from multiprocessing.pool import ThreadPool
 from threading import Event, Thread
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, TypeVar, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, TypeVar
 
 from beets import ui
 from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ class CommandBackend(Backend):
             }
         )
 
-        self.command = cast(str, config["command"].as_str())
+        self.command: str = config["command"].as_str()
 
         if self.command:
             # Explicit executable path.
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ class ReplayGainPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
 
         # FIXME: Consider renaming the configuration option and deprecating the
         # old name 'overwrite'.
-        self.force_on_import = cast(bool, self.config["overwrite"].get(bool))
+        self.force_on_import: bool = self.config["overwrite"].get(bool)
 
         # Remember which backend is used for CLI feedback
         self.backend_name = self.config["backend"].as_str()
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ class ReplayGainPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
 
     def import_begin(self, session: ImportSession):
         """Handle `import_begin` event -> open pool"""
-        threads = cast(int, self.config["threads"].get(int))
+        threads: int = self.config["threads"].get(int)
 
         if (
             self.config["parallel_on_import"]
@@ -1526,9 +1526,7 @@ class ReplayGainPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
 
             # Bypass self.open_pool() if called with  `--threads 0`
             if opts.threads != 0:
-                threads = opts.threads or cast(
+                threads: int = opts.threads or self.config["threads"].get(int)
-                    int, self.config["threads"].get(int)
-                )
                 self.open_pool(threads)
 
             if opts.album:

pyproject.toml

@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ select = [
     "TCH", # flake8-type-checking
     "W", # pycodestyle
 ]
+ignore = [
+  "TC006"  # no need to quote 'cast's since we use 'from __future__ import annotations'
+]
+
 [tool.ruff.lint.per-file-ignores]
 "beets/**" = ["PT"]
 "test/test_util.py" = ["E501"]