typing

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/style/remove_style.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import ifcopenshell.api.style
 import ifcopenshell.util.element
+from typing import Any
 
 
 def remove_style(file: ifcopenshell.file, style: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -> None:
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ def remove_style(file: ifcopenshell.file, style: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -
 
 
 class Usecase:
+    file: ifcopenshell.file
+    settings: dict[str, Any]
+
     def execute(self):
         self.purge_styled_items(self.settings["style"])
         for style in self.settings["style"].Styles or []:

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/element.py

@@ -706,18 +706,15 @@ def get_styles(element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -> list[ifcopenshell.entit
 # since we have entity_instance.file, so we can deprecate it.
 def get_elements_by_material(
     ifc_file: ifcopenshell.file, material: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
-) -> list[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]:
+) -> set[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]:
     """Retrieves the elements related to a material.
 
     This includes elements using the material as part of a material set or set
     usage.
 
     :param ifc_file: The IFC file
-    :type ifc_file: ifcopenshell.file
     :param material: The IFC Material entity
-    :type material: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
-    :return: A list of elements using the to the material
-    :rtype: list[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]
+    :return: A set of elements using the to the material
 
     Example: