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Expand Up @@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ example we use the same type variable in two generic functions:
def last(seq: Sequence[T]) -> T:
return seq[-1]

A variable cannot have a type variable in its type unless the type
variable is bound in a containing generic class or function.

.. _generic-methods-and-generic-self:

Generic methods and generic self
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