Write union types as X | Y where possible (#19111)

aka PEP 604, added in Python 3.10

contrib/cmdclient/console.py

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import sys
 import time
 import urllib
 from http import TwistedHttpClient
-from typing import Optional
 
 import urlparse
 from signedjson.key import NACL_ED25519, decode_verify_key_bytes
@@ -726,7 +725,7 @@ class SynapseCmd(cmd.Cmd):
         method,
         path,
         data=None,
-        query_params: Optional[dict] = None,
+        query_params: dict | None = None,
         alt_text=None,
     ):
         """Runs an HTTP request and pretty prints the output.

contrib/cmdclient/http.py

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import json
 import urllib
 from pprint import pformat
-from typing import Optional
 
 from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
 from twisted.web.client import Agent, readBody
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ class TwistedHttpClient(HttpClient):
         body = yield readBody(response)
         return json.loads(body)
 
-    def _create_put_request(self, url, json_data, headers_dict: Optional[dict] = None):
+    def _create_put_request(self, url, json_data, headers_dict: dict | None = None):
         """Wrapper of _create_request to issue a PUT request"""
         headers_dict = headers_dict or {}
 
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ class TwistedHttpClient(HttpClient):
             "PUT", url, producer=_JsonProducer(json_data), headers_dict=headers_dict
         )
 
-    def _create_get_request(self, url, headers_dict: Optional[dict] = None):
+    def _create_get_request(self, url, headers_dict: dict | None = None):
         """Wrapper of _create_request to issue a GET request"""
         return self._create_request("GET", url, headers_dict=headers_dict or {})
 
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ class TwistedHttpClient(HttpClient):
         data=None,
         qparams=None,
         jsonreq=True,
-        headers: Optional[dict] = None,
+        headers: dict | None = None,
     ):
         headers = headers or {}
 
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ class TwistedHttpClient(HttpClient):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _create_request(
-        self, method, url, producer=None, headers_dict: Optional[dict] = None
+        self, method, url, producer=None, headers_dict: dict | None = None
     ):
         """Creates and sends a request to the given url"""
         headers_dict = headers_dict or {}