Fix docstrings to reference datatype as it would be used for users

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/add_cost_item.py

@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ class Usecase:
         :param cost_schedule: If the cost item is to be added as a root or top
             level cost item to a cost schedule, the IfcCostSchedule may be
             specified. This is mutually exlclusive to the cost_item parameter.
-        :type cost_schedule: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type cost_schedule: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :param cost_item: If the cost item is to be added as a subitem to an
             existing cost item, the parent IfcCostItem may be specified. This is
             mutually exclusive to the cost_schedule parameter.
-        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :return: The newly created IfcCostItem
-        :rtype: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :rtype: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
 
         Example:
 

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/add_cost_item_quantity.py

@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ class Usecase:
         using another API call.
 
         :param cost_item: The IfcCostItem to add the quantity to
-        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :param ifc_class: The type of quantity to add
         :type ifc_class: str, optional
         :return: The newly created quantity entity, chosen from the ifc_class
             parameter
-        :rtype: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :rtype: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
 
         Example:
 

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/add_cost_schedule.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Usecase:
             IfcCostScheduleTypeEnum
         :type predefined_type: str, optional
         :return: The newly created IfcCostSchedule entity
-        :rtype: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :rtype: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
 
         Example:
 

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/add_cost_value.py

@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ class Usecase:
         :param parent: A parent IfcCostItem, if specifying a price directly to a
             cost item, or a top-level price component. Alternatively, this can
             be set to a IfcCostValue, if specifying price subcomponents.
-        :type parent: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type parent: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :return: The newly created IfcCostValue
-        :rtype: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :rtype: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
 
         Example:
 

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/assign_cost_item_quantity.py

@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ class Usecase:
         ifcopenshell.api.control.assign_control.
 
         :param cost_item: The IfcCostItem to assign parametric quantities to
-        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :param products: The IfcObjects to assign parametric quantities to
-        :type products: list[ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance]
+        :type products: list[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]
         :param prop_name: The name of the quantity. If this is not specified,
             then it is assumed that there is no calculated quantity, and the
             number of objects are counted instead.

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/assign_cost_value.py

@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ class Usecase:
         rates as a "template" to quickly populate your rates from.
 
         :param cost_item: The IfcCostItem that you want to copy the values to
-        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :param cost_rate: The IfcCostItem that you want to copy the values from
-        :type cost_rate: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type cost_rate: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :return: None
         :rtype: None
 

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/copy_cost_item.py

@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ class Usecase:
         * The copy will have duplicated nested cost items
 
         :param cost_item: The cost item to be duplicated
-        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :return: The duplicated cost item or the list of duplicated cost items if the latter has children
-        :rtype: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance or list of ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :rtype: ifcopenshell.entity_instance or list of ifcopenshell.entity_instance
 
         Example:
         .. code:: python

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/copy_cost_item_values.py

@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ class Usecase:
         parametrically linked, so if one value changes, the other will not.
 
         :param source: The IfcCostItem to copy cost values from
-        :type source: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type source: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :param destination: The IfcCostItem to copy cost values from
-        :type destination: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type destination: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :return: None
         :rtype: None
 

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/edit_cost_item.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Usecase:
         IfcCostItem, consult the IFC documentation.
 
         :param cost_item: The IfcCostItem entity you want to edit
-        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :param attributes: a dictionary of attribute names and values.
         :type attributes: dict, optional
         :return: None

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/edit_cost_item_quantity.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Usecase:
         IfcPhysicalQuantity, consult the IFC documentation.
 
         :param physical_quantity: The IfcPhysicalQuantity entity you want to edit
-        :type physical_quantity: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type physical_quantity: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :param attributes: a dictionary of attribute names and values.
         :type attributes: dict, optional
         :return: None

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/edit_cost_schedule.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Usecase:
         IfcCostSchedule, consult the IFC documentation.
 
         :param cost_schedule: The IfcCostSchedule entity you want to edit
-        :type cost_schedule: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type cost_schedule: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :param attributes: a dictionary of attribute names and values.
         :type attributes: dict, optional
         :return: None

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/edit_cost_value.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Usecase:
         IfcCostValue, consult the IFC documentation.
 
         :param cost_value: The IfcCostValue entity you want to edit
-        :type cost_value: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type cost_value: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :param attributes: a dictionary of attribute names and values.
         :type attributes: dict, optional
         :return: None

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/edit_cost_value_formula.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Usecase:
         For more information, see ifcopenshell.util.cost
 
         :param cost_value: The IfcCostValue to set the values of
-        :type cost_value: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type cost_value: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :param formula: The formula following the language of ifcopenshell.util.cost
         :type formula: str
         :return: None

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/remove_cost_item.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Usecase:
         retained.
 
         :param cost_item: The IfcCostItem entity you want to remove
-        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :return: None
         :rtype: None
 

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/remove_cost_item_quantity.py

@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ class Usecase:
         removed.
 
         :param cost_item: The IfcCostItem that the quantity is assigned to
-        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :param physical_quantity: The IfcPhysicalQuantity to remove
-        :type physical_quantity: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type physical_quantity: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :return: None
         :rtype: None
 

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/remove_cost_schedule.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Usecase:
         including all cost items.
 
         :param cost_schedule: The IfcCostSchedule entity you want to remove
-        :type cost_schedule: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type cost_schedule: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :return: None
         :rtype: None
 

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/remove_cost_value.py

@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ class Usecase:
 
         :param parent: The IfcCostItem, IfcConstructionResource, or IfcCostValue
             that the IfcCostValue is assigned to.
-        :type parent: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type parent: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :param cost_value: The IfcCostValue that you want to remove
-        :type parent: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type parent: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :return: None
         :rtype: None
 

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/cost/unassign_cost_item_quantity.py

@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ class Usecase:
         have any impact on the cost item.
 
         :param cost_item: The IfcCostItem to remove quantities from
-        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
+        :type cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
         :param products: A list of IfcProducts that may have parametrically
             connected quantities to the cost item
-        :type products: list[ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance]
+        :type products: list[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]
         :return: None
         :rtype: None