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Add some more plugin docs (#6618)
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 * Link to plugin changes announcement issue (#6617)
 * Document get_additional_deps()
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msullivan committed Apr 5, 2019
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The plugin system is experimental and prone to change. If you want to write
a mypy plugin, we recommend you start by contacting the mypy core developers
on `gitter <https://gitter.im/python/typing>`_. In particular, there are
no guarantees about backwards compatibility. Backwards incompatible changes
may be made without a deprecation period.
no guarantees about backwards compatibility.

Backwards incompatible changes may be made without a deprecation period,
but we will announce them in
`the plugin API changes announcement issue <https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/6617>`_.

Configuring mypy to use plugins
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**get_customize_class_mro_hook()** can be used to modify class MRO (for example
insert some entries there) before the class body is analyzed.

**get_additional_deps()** can be used to add new dependencies for a
module. It is called before semantic analysis. For example, this can
be used if a library has dependencies that are dynamically loaded
based on configuration information.

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