Abstract Base Classes

abc.ABC and @abstractmethod define interfaces that subclasses must implement.

Intermediate

from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
class Sensor(ABC):
    @abstractmethod
    def read(self) -> float: ...

Sensor()   # TypeError: can't instantiate abstract class

typing.Protocol offers a structural ("duck-typed") alternative checked by type checkers.

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