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title: types
---

# `marvin.utilities.types`

## Constants

### `P`
```python
P = ParamSpec('P')
```

### `R`
```python
R = TypeVar('R')
```

### `T`
```python
T = TypeVar('T')
```

## Classes

### `Labels`
```python
class Labels(values: type[enum.Enum] | Sequence[Any] | Any, many: bool = False)
```
A container for classification labels.

This class provides a consistent interface for working with labels,
whether they come from enums, literals, lists, or other sources.

Args:
    values: The label values. Can be an enum class, a sequence of values,
        or a Literal type.
    many: Whether this is a multi-label classifier (i.e., can select
        multiple values).

Examples:
    >>> # Single-label classification with raw values
    >>> labels = Labels(["red", "green", "blue"])
    >>> labels.values
    ("red", "green", "blue")

    >>> # Multi-label classification with raw values
    >>> labels = Labels(["red", "green", "blue"], many=True)
    >>> labels.values
    ("red", "green", "blue")

    >>> # Single-label classification with enum
    >>> class Colors(enum.Enum):
    ...     RED = "red"
    ...     GREEN = "green"
    ...     BLUE = "blue"
    >>> labels = Labels(Colors)
    >>> labels.values  # Returns enum members
    (<Colors.RED: 'red'>, <Colors.GREEN: 'green'>, <Colors.BLUE: 'blue'>)

    >>> # Multi-label classification with enum
    >>> labels = Labels(Colors, many=True)
    >>> labels.values  # Returns enum members
    (<Colors.RED: 'red'>, <Colors.GREEN: 'green'>, <Colors.BLUE: 'blue'>)

**Methods:**

- **`get_indexed_labels`**
  ```python
  def get_indexed_labels(self) -> dict[int, str]
  ```
  Get a mapping of indices to label string representations.
- **`get_type`**
  ```python
  def get_type(self) -> type
  ```
  Get the type that should be used for validation.
- **`validate`**
  ```python
  def validate(self, value: int | list[int] | None) -> Any | list[Any]
  ```
  Validate a value against the labels.

### `ParameterModel`
```python
class ParameterModel(name: str, annotation: str | None, default: str | None)
```

### `PythonFunction`
```python
class PythonFunction(function: Callable[P, R], signature: inspect.Signature, name: str, parameters: list[ParameterModel], docstring: str | None = None, return_annotation: Any | None = None, source_code: str | None = None, bound_parameters: dict[str, Any] = dict(), return_value: Any | None = None)
```
A dataclass representing a Python function.

Attributes:
    function (Callable): The original function object.
    signature (inspect.Signature): The signature object of the function.
    name (str): The name of the function.
    docstring (Optional[str]): The docstring of the function.
    parameters (List[ParameterModel]): The parameters of the function.
    return_annotation (Optional[Any]): The return annotation of the function.
    source_code (str): The source code of the function.
    bound_parameters (dict[str, Any]): The parameters of the function bound with values.
    return_value (Optional[Any]): The return value of the function call.

**Methods:**

- **`from_function`**
  ```python
  def from_function(cls, func: Callable[P, R], **kwargs: Any = {}) -> PythonFunction[P, R]
  ```
  Create a PythonFunction instance from a function.
  
  Args:
      func (Callable): The function to create a PythonFunction instance from.
      **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to set as attributes on the PythonFunction instance.
  
  Returns:
      PythonFunction: The created PythonFunction instance.
- **`from_function_call`**
  ```python
  def from_function_call(cls, func: Callable[P, R], *args: P.args = (), **kwargs: P.kwargs = {}) -> PythonFunction[P, R]
  ```
  Create a PythonFunction instance from a function call.
  
  Args:
      func (Callable): The function to call.
      *args: Positional arguments to pass to the function call.
      **kwargs: Keyword arguments to pass to the function call.
  
  Returns:
      PythonFunction: The created PythonFunction instance, with the return value of the function call set as an attribute.

## Functions

### `as_classifier`
```python
def as_classifier(type_: type[T]) -> Labels
```
Convert a type to a Labels instance.
This should only be called on types that have been verified as classifiers via is_classifier().

Args:
    typ: A type that represents a classifier (Enum, Literal, sequence, or list thereof)

Returns:
    Labels: A Labels instance representing the classifier

Raises:
    ValueError: If the type is not a valid classifier

### `is_classifier`
```python
def is_classifier(type_: type[T]) -> bool
```
Check if a type represents a classification task.
This includes:
- Single-label: Enum, Literal, or any sequence of values
- Multi-label: list[Enum], list[Literal], or list[list]

Examples:
    >>> class Colors(enum.Enum):
    ...     RED = "red"
    ...     GREEN = "green"
    >>> is_classifier(Colors)  # enum
    True
    >>> is_classifier(Literal["a", "b"])  # literal
    True
    >>> is_classifier(["a", "b"])  # list of values
    True
    >>> is_classifier([1, "red", MyClass()])  # mixed values
    True
    >>> is_classifier(list[Colors])  # multi-label enum
    True
    >>> is_classifier(list[Literal["a", "b"]])  # multi-label literal
    True
    >>> is_classifier(list[["a", 1, MyClass()]])  # multi-label shorthand
    True

### `issubclass_safe`
```python
def issubclass_safe(x: Any, cls: type | tuple[type, ...]) -> bool
```
Safely check if x is a subclass of cls without raising errors.

This combines isinstance(x, type) and issubclass(x, cls) checks in a safe way
that won't raise TypeError if x is not a type.

Args:
    x: The value to check
    cls: A type or tuple of types to check against

Returns:
    bool: True if x is a type and is a subclass of cls, False otherwise

Example:
    >>> issubclass_safe(str, object)  # type is subclass
    True
    >>> issubclass_safe(42, object)  # not a type
    False
    >>> issubclass_safe(str, (int, float))  # not a subclass
    False

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**Parent Module:** [`utilities`](marvin-utilities)
