Fix fontifying type hints in python-mode

* lisp/progmodes/python.el
(python-font-lock-keywords-maximum-decoration): Avoid fontifying
type hints as variable names (bug#54992).

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diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/python.el b/lisp/progmodes/python.el
index c4d8b123a8672bf270355e858195133f881af6ec..f355055806cb1ac48257dd107189687cfb65f05d 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/progmodes/python.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/python.el
@@ -706,7 +706,8 @@ avoid '==' being treated as an assignment."
     ;;   [a] = 5
     ;;   [*a] = 5, 6
     (,(python-font-lock-assignment-matcher
-       (python-rx (or "[" "(") (* space)
+       (python-rx (or line-start ?\;) (* space)
+                  (or "[" "(") (* space)
                   grouped-assignment-target (* space)
                   (or ")" "]") (* space)
                   assignment-operator))