Merge pull request #9279 from jdufresne/py.typed

Distribute and install py.typed to provide type information

Author: uranusjr

setup.py

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ def get_version(rel_path):
         exclude=["contrib", "docs", "tests*", "tasks"],
     ),
     package_data={
+        "pip": ["py.typed"],
         "pip._vendor": ["vendor.txt"],
         "pip._vendor.certifi": ["*.pem"],
         "pip._vendor.requests": ["*.pem"],

src/pip/py.typed

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+pip is a command line program. While it is implemented in Python, and so is
+available for import, you must not use pip's internal APIs in this way. Typing
+information is provided as a convenience only and is not a gaurantee. Expect
+unannounced changes to the API and types in releases.