Python version collides with pipe "|" syntax

[RobinU434]

Good evening,

during programming on the final project we encountered a small problem with the python version and current syntax which is not supported by older versions like 3.6 or 3.8. The problem hereby lies in the signature of HockeyEnv.__init__() method, where there was a pipe used to make something equivalent to Union[<type 1>, <type 2>] -> <type 1> | <type 2> as a union type annotation.

An easy fix would be either to increase the minimal python version until the point where it can support the pipe syntax. Another way would be to just convert <type 1> | <type 2> to Union[<type 1>, <type 2>].

Please let me know for option you would like to choose.

All the best, Robin

[georgmartius]

Let's just convert it into Union[...]
Just asking, who is using 3.6? 3.8 was used last year and I am confused. Did we add the type specifier with the last pull request. Anyway, no problem. Let's fix that.

[RobinU434]

I was approached by a fellow student regarding a question with the cluster. As it turns out their container was running in python 3.8 (but now they use 3.12) and there the error occurred. So just to resolve this issue for people who could use 3.8 I opened up this issue. Thanks for the reply.