+# The MIT License (MIT)
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017 cefn for adafruit industries
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
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+# THE SOFTWARE.
+"""
+`circuitpython_typing` - Define subset of types for C-level protocols
+======================================================
+
+See `CircuitPython:board` in CircuitPython for more details.
+
+* Author(s): Alec Delaney
+"""
+
+from typing import Union
+from array import array
+from numpy import ndarray
+
+ReadableBuffer = Union[
+ bytes, bytearray, memoryview, array, ndarray
+]
+"""Classes that implement the readable buffer protocol
+ - `bytes`
+ - `bytearray`
+ - `memoryview`
+ - `array.array`
+ - `numpy.ndarray`
+"""
+
+WriteableBuffer = Union[
+ bytearray, memoryview, array, ndarray
+]
+"""Classes that implement the writeable buffer protocol
+ - `bytearray`
+ - `memoryview`
+ - `array.array`
+ - `numpy.ndarray`
+"""