Resolving type annotation issues for my Discord bot in Python

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I’m encountering a type error with my Discord bot. It says that the ‘reason’ parameter is missing a type annotation in my command function whenever I run the bot. Here’s a snippet of my code:

@app_commands.command(name='kick', description='Kicks a chosen member if you have the right permissions.')
@has_permissions(kick_members=True)
async def kick(context, interaction: discord.Interaction, member: discord.Member, *, reason='None'):
    await interaction.response.send_message(f'{member} has been kicked from the server.')
    await member.kick(reason=reason)

@kick.error
async def kick_error(context, interaction: discord.Interaction, error):
    if isinstance(error, commands.MissingPermissions):
        await interaction.response.send_message('You lack the permissions to kick users!')

The message I’m getting states that the ‘reason’ parameter is still not annotated. I don’t see what’s wrong since I’ve set a default value. I also tried adding a return type annotation, but that didn’t fix it either. Can someone guide me on how to correctly use type hints for optional parameters in this context?

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you’re mixing regular command syntax with slash command syntax. for app_commands, drop the context parameter completely. also fix your reason annotation: reason: str = 'None'. your function should look like: async def kick(interaction: discord.Interaction, member: discord.Member, reason: str = 'None'):

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You need to add a type hint to your reason parameter. Python wants all parameters annotated when strict type checking is on. Change it to reason: str = 'None' instead of *, reason='None'. Also, having both context and interaction parameters is weird - pick one. Use context for regular commands or interaction for slash commands. For slash commands, you only need interaction. Just add : str to your reason parameter and you’re good.