Merge pull request #955 from python-cmd2/typing_deque1.2.0

Fix compatibility with Python 3.5 versions prior to 3.5.4

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/cmd2/table_creator.py b/cmd2/table_creator.py
index b35cade6..bc0bb4c8 100644
--- a/cmd2/table_creator.py
+++ b/cmd2/table_creator.py
@@ -10,12 +10,21 @@ import functools
 import io
 from collections import deque
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Any, Deque, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Any, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Union
 
 from wcwidth import wcwidth
 
 from . import ansi, constants, utils
 
+# This is needed for compatibility with early versions of Python 3.5 prior to 3.5.4
+try:
+    from typing import Deque
+except ImportError:
+    import typing
+
+    # noinspection PyProtectedMember, PyUnresolvedReferences
+    Deque = typing._alias(deque, typing.T)
+
 # Constants
 EMPTY = ''
 SPACE = ' '
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 8a71268a..9396f000 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 """
 # Import for custom theme from Read the Docs
 import sphinx_rtd_theme
+
 import cmd2
 
 # -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------