Make --typecheck default to false for usethis init (#1538)

Copilot · nathanjmcdougall · web-flow · commit f1eaa7617146 · 2026-03-26T09:03:40.000+13:00
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diff --git a/docs/cli/reference.md b/docs/cli/reference.md
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 Initialize a new Python project with recommended defaults, including:
 
 - a `pyproject.toml` file and relevant configuration,
-- recommended linters, formatters, spellcheckers, type checkers, and test frameworks (all opt-out),
+- recommended linters, formatters, spellcheckers, and test frameworks (all opt-out),
+- a recommended type checker (opt-in),
 - docstring style enforcement (opt-in),
 - a recommended git hook framework (opt-in),
 - CI services (opt-in),
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ Supported options:
 - `--lint` to add recommended linters (default; or `--no-lint` to opt-out)
 - `--spellcheck` to add a recommended spellchecker (default; or `--no-spellcheck` to opt-out)
 - `--test` to add a recommended testing framework (default; or `--no-test` to opt-out)
-- `--typecheck` to add a recommended type checker (default; or `--no-typecheck` to opt-out)
+- `--typecheck` to add a recommended type checker (but the default is `--no-typecheck`)
 - `--hook` to add a recommended git hook framework (but the default is `--no-hook`)
 - `--docstyle` to set a docstring style convention for the project.
 
diff --git a/src/usethis/_ui/options.py b/src/usethis/_ui/options.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     help="Add a recommended testing framework.",
 )
 init_typecheck_opt = typer.Option(
-    True,
+    False,
     "--typecheck/--no-typecheck",
     help="Add a recommended type checker.",
 )
diff --git a/tests/usethis/_ui/interface/test_init.py b/tests/usethis/_ui/interface/test_init.py
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ def test_hook_included(self, tmp_path: Path):
             "☐ Add test functions with the format 'test_*()'.\n"
             "☐ Run 'uv run pytest' to run the tests.\n"
             "☐ Run 'uv run pytest --cov' to run your tests with Coverage.py.\n"
-            "✔ Adding recommended type checkers.\n"
-            "☐ Run 'uv run ty check' to run the ty type checker.\n"
         )
 
         # Check the pre-commit hooks are added in the correct order
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@ def test_hook_included(self, tmp_path: Path):
                 "pyproject-fmt",
                 "ruff-check",
                 "ruff-format",
-                "ty",
                 "deptry",
                 "codespell",
             ]
@@ -118,8 +115,6 @@ def test_arch_included(self, tmp_path: Path):
             "☐ Add test functions with the format 'test_*()'.\n"
             "☐ Run 'uv run pytest' to run the tests.\n"
             "☐ Run 'uv run pytest --cov' to run your tests with Coverage.py.\n"
-            "✔ Adding recommended type checkers.\n"
-            "☐ Run 'uv run ty check' to run the ty type checker.\n"
             "✔ Adding recommended architecture analysis tools.\n"
             "☐ Run 'uv run lint-imports' to run Import Linter.\n"
         )
@@ -169,9 +164,6 @@ def test_none_backend(self, tmp_path: Path):
             "☐ Add test functions with the format 'test_*()'.\n"
             "☐ Run 'pytest' to run the tests.\n"
             "☐ Run 'pytest --cov' to run your tests with Coverage.py.\n"
-            "✔ Adding recommended type checkers.\n"
-            "☐ Add the dev dependency 'ty'.\n"
-            "☐ Run 'ty check' to run the ty type checker.\n"
         )
 
     def test_build_backend_uv(self, tmp_path: Path):

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@`
`69`	`69`	`help="Add a recommended testing framework.",`
`70`	`70`	`)`
`71`	`71`	`init_typecheck_opt = typer.Option(`
`72`		`- True,`
	`72`	`+ False,`
`73`	`73`	`"--typecheck/--no-typecheck",`
`74`	`74`	`help="Add a recommended type checker.",`
`75`	`75`	`)`