Python language
PEP 695 generics
Python 3.12 syntax for type parameters: `class Box[T]`, `def f[T](x: T) -> T`, and the `type` alias statement.
Why interviewers ask about it
Mentioning it signals you have used a recent Python. The older TypeVar form still works everywhere and is what you will meet in existing codebases.
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