diff --git a/scripts/addr2line.py b/scripts/addr2line.py
index d48738f6cd..554082faa6 100755
--- a/scripts/addr2line.py
+++ b/scripts/addr2line.py
@@ -25,12 +25,21 @@
 import subprocess
 from enum import Enum
 from functools import cache
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Optional, TypeVar, Union, cast
 
 # special binary path/module indicating that the address is from the kernel
 KERNEL_MODULE = '<kernel>'
 
 
+T = TypeVar('T')
+
+
+def notNone(o: Optional[T]) -> T:
+    """Asserts the argument is not None then returns it."""
+    assert o is not None
+    return o
+
+
 class Addr2Line:
 
     # Matcher for a line that appears at the end a single decoded
@@ -48,7 +57,7 @@ class Addr2Line:
         r"(.*0x0: \?\? at .*\n)"  # llvm-addr2line pattern
     )
 
-    def __init__(self, binary, concise=False, cmd_path="addr2line"):
+    def __init__(self, binary: str, concise: bool = False, cmd_path: str = "addr2line"):
         self._binary = binary
 
         # Print warning if binary has no debug info according to `file`.
@@ -60,48 +69,61 @@ def __init__(self, binary, concise=False, cmd_path="addr2line"):
             print('{}'.format(s))
 
         options = f"-{'C' if not concise else ''}fpia"
-        self._input = subprocess.Popen(
+        self._input_proc = subprocess.Popen(
             [cmd_path, options, "-e", self._binary],
             stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
             universal_newlines=True,
         )
         if concise:
-            self._output = subprocess.Popen(
+            self._output_proc = subprocess.Popen(
                 ["c++filt", "-p"],
-                stdin=self._input.stdout,
+                stdin=self._input_proc.stdout,
                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                 universal_newlines=True,
             )
         else:
-            self._output = self._input
+            self._output_proc = self._input_proc
 
         # If a library doesn't exist in a particular path, addr2line
         # will just exit.  We need to be robust against that.  We
         # can't just wait on self._addr2line since there is no
         # guarantee on what timeout is sufficient.
-        self._input.stdin.write('\n')
-        self._input.stdin.flush()
-        res = self._output.stdout.readline()
+        self._input.write('\n')
+        self._input.flush()
+        res = self._output.readline()
         self._missing = res == ''
 
+    @property
+    def _input(self):
+        """Returns the input stream for the process/pipe."""
+        return notNone(self._input_proc.stdin)
+
+    @property
+    def _output(self):
+        """Returns the output stream for the process/pipe."""
+        return notNone(self._output_proc.stdout)
+
     def _read_resolved_address(self):
-        res = self._output.stdout.readline()
+        res = self._output.readline()
         # remove the address
-        res = res.split(': ', 1)[1]
-        line = ''
-        while Addr2Line.dummy_pattern.fullmatch(line) is None:
+        res = first.split(': ', 1)[1]
+        while True:
+            line = self._output.readline()
+            if Addr2Line.dummy_pattern.fullmatch(line):
+                self._parent.debug('Addr2Line read output (    dummy): ', line)
+                break
+            self._parent.debug('Addr2Line read output (non-dummy): ', line)
             res += line
-            line = self._output.stdout.readline()
         return res
 
-    def __call__(self, address):
+    def __call__(self, address: str):
         if self._missing:
             return " ".join([self._binary, address, '\n'])
         # We print a dummy 0x0 address after the address we are interested in
         # which we can look for in _read_address
-        self._input.stdin.write(address + '\n0x0\n')
-        self._input.stdin.flush()
+        self._input.write(address + '\n0x0\n')
+        self._input.flush()
         return self._read_resolved_address()
 
 
@@ -110,7 +132,7 @@ class KernelResolver:
 
     LAST_SYMBOL_MAX_SIZE = 1024
 
-    def __init__(self, kallsyms='/proc/kallsyms'):
+    def __init__(self, kallsyms: str = '/proc/kallsyms'):
         syms: list[tuple[int, str]] = []
         ksym_re = re.compile(r'(?P<addr>[0-9a-f]+) (?P<type>.+) (?P<name>\S+)')
         warnings_left = 10
@@ -159,7 +181,7 @@ def __init__(self, kallsyms='/proc/kallsyms'):
         self.sym_names: tuple[str]
         self.sym_addrs, self.sym_names = zip(*syms)  # type: ignore
 
-    def __call__(self, addrstr):
+    def __call__(self, addrstr: str):
         if self.error:
             return addrstr + '\n'
 
@@ -188,6 +210,11 @@ def __call__(self, addrstr):
         return f'{sn[idx]}+0x{address - saddr:x}\n'
 
 
+LineResult = dict[
+    str, Union[None, 'BacktraceResolver.BacktraceParser.Type', str, list[dict[str, Any]]]
+]
+
+
 class BacktraceResolver:
 
     class BacktraceParser:
@@ -219,7 +246,7 @@ def __init__(self):
             self.generic_re = re.compile(fr"^(?:.*\s+){full_addr_match}\s*$", flags=re.IGNORECASE)
             self.separator_re = re.compile(r'^\W*-+\W*$')
 
-        def split_addresses(self, addrstring: str, default_path=None):
+        def split_addresses(self, addrstring: str, default_path: Optional[str] = None):
             addresses: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
             for obj in addrstring.split():
                 m = re.match(self.address_re, obj)
@@ -228,12 +255,15 @@ def split_addresses(self, addrstring: str, default_path=None):
                 addresses.append({'path': m.group(1) or default_path, 'addr': m.group(2)})
             return addresses
 
-        def __call__(self, line):
-            def get_prefix(s):
+        def __call__(self, line: str):
+
+            def get_prefix(s: Optional[str]):
                 if s is not None:
                     s = s.strip()
                 return s or None
 
+            ret: LineResult
+
             # order here is important: the kernel callstack regex
             # needs to come first since it is more specific and would
             # otherwise be matched by the online regex which comes next
@@ -292,22 +322,22 @@ def get_prefix(s):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        executable,
-        kallsyms='/proc/kallsyms',
-        before_lines=1,
-        context_re='',
-        verbose=False,
-        concise=False,
-        cmd_path='addr2line',
+        executable: str,
+        kallsyms: str = '/proc/kallsyms',
+        before_lines: int = 1,
+        context_re: Optional[str] = '',
+        verbose: bool = False,
+        concise: bool = False,
+        cmd_path: str = 'addr2line',
     ):
         self._executable = executable
         self._kallsyms = kallsyms
-        self._current_backtrace = []
+        self._current_backtrace: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
         self._prefix = None
         self._before_lines = before_lines
-        self._before_lines_queue = collections.deque(maxlen=before_lines)
+        self._before_lines_queue: collections.deque[str] = collections.deque(maxlen=before_lines)
         self._i = 0
-        self._known_backtraces = {}
+        self._known_backtraces: dict[str, int] = {}
         if context_re is not None:
             self._context_re = re.compile(context_re)
         else:
@@ -315,13 +345,13 @@ def __init__(
         self._verbose = verbose
         self._concise = concise
         self._cmd_path = cmd_path
-        self._known_modules = {}
+        self._known_modules: dict[str, Union[Addr2Line, KernelResolver]] = {}
         self._get_resolver_for_module(
             self._executable
         )  # fail fast if there is something wrong with the exe resolver
         self.parser = self.BacktraceParser()
 
-    def _get_resolver_for_module(self, module):
+    def _get_resolver_for_module(self, module: str):
         if not module in self._known_modules:
             if module == KERNEL_MODULE:
                 resolver = KernelResolver(kallsyms=self._kallsyms)
@@ -333,11 +363,13 @@ def _get_resolver_for_module(self, module):
     def __enter__(self):
         return self
 
-    def __exit__(self, type, value, tb):
+    def __exit__(self, *_):
         self._print_current_backtrace()
 
     @cache
-    def resolve_address(self, address, module=None, verbose=None):
+    def resolve_address(
+        self, address: str, module: Optional[str] = None, verbose: Optional[bool] = None
+    ):
         if module is None:
             module = self._executable
         if verbose is None:
@@ -347,14 +379,14 @@ def resolve_address(self, address, module=None, verbose=None):
             resolved_address = '{{{}}} {}: {}'.format(module, address, resolved_address)
         return resolved_address
 
-    def _print_resolved_address(self, module, address):
+    def _print_resolved_address(self, module: Optional[str], address: str):
         sys.stdout.write(self.resolve_address(address, module))
 
     def _backtrace_context_matches(self):
         if self._context_re is None:
             return True
 
-        if any(map(lambda x: self._context_re.search(x) is not None, self._before_lines_queue)):
+        if any(self._context_re.search(x) for x in self._before_lines_queue):
             return True
 
         if (not self._prefix is None) and self._context_re.search(self._prefix):
@@ -400,7 +432,7 @@ def _print_current_backtrace(self):
         self._current_backtrace = []
         self._i += 1
 
-    def __call__(self, line):
+    def __call__(self, line: str):
         res = self.parser(line)
 
         if not res:
@@ -414,11 +446,11 @@ def __call__(self, line):
         elif res['type'] == self.BacktraceParser.Type.SEPARATOR:
             pass
         elif res['type'] == self.BacktraceParser.Type.ADDRESS:
-            addresses = res['addresses']
+            addresses = cast(list[dict[str, Any]], res['addresses'])
             if len(addresses) > 1:
                 self._print_current_backtrace()
             if len(self._current_backtrace) == 0:
-                self._prefix = res['prefix']
+                self._prefix = cast(Union[str, None], res['prefix'])
             for r in addresses:
                 if r['path']:
                     self._current_backtrace.append((r['path'], r['addr']))
diff --git a/scripts/seastar-addr2line b/scripts/seastar-addr2line
index 859fd25f0f..328ab15fa8 100755
--- a/scripts/seastar-addr2line
+++ b/scripts/seastar-addr2line
@@ -19,21 +19,21 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017 ScyllaDB
 
 import argparse
+from typing import Any, Optional, Sequence, TextIO
 import unittest
-import re
 import sys
 
 from addr2line import BacktraceResolver
 
 
-def read_backtrace(stdin):
+def read_backtrace(stdin: TextIO):
     """
     Read stdin char-by-char and stop when when user pressed Ctrl+D or the
     Enter twice. Altough reading char-by-char is slow this won't be a
     problem here as backtraces shouldn't be huge.
     """
     linefeeds = 0
-    line = []
+    line: list[str] = []
 
     while True:
         char = stdin.read(1)
@@ -52,12 +52,17 @@ def read_backtrace(stdin):
             break
 
 
+TestResult = dict[str, Any]
+MaybeTestResult = Optional[TestResult]
+TestList = Sequence[tuple[str, MaybeTestResult]]
+
+
 class TestStringMethods(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.parser = BacktraceResolver.BacktraceParser()
 
-    def _test(self, cases):
+    def _test(self, cases: TestList):
         for line, expected in cases:
             res = self.parser(line.strip() + '\n')
             self.assertEqual(res, expected, f"failed to parse {line}")
@@ -499,7 +504,6 @@ There are three operational modes:
         verbose=args.verbose,
         cmd_path=args.addr2line,
     ) as resolve:
-        p = re.compile(r'\W+')
         for line in list(lines):
             resolve(line.strip() + '\n')