// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
// (at your option) any later version.
//
// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License

        // The raw class isn't even a subclass.
      }
    }
    if (!spec.suppressGetSupertype()) {
      try {
        assertThat(getSupertype(paramType, TypeToken.of(returnType).getRawType()))
            .isNotEqualTo(returnType);
      } catch (IllegalArgumentException notSubtype2) {
        // The raw class isn't even a subclass.
      }
    }
    return null;
  }

But at some point, there was no other option than creating something that provided all these features, taking the best ideas from previous tools, and combining them in the best way possible, using language features that weren't even available before (Python 3.6+ type hints).

</blockquote>

## Investigation { #investigation }

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