1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/format.py b/pylint/checkers/format.py
index 0cee7b90b..17a50911c 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/format.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/format.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Some parts of the process_token method is based from The Tab Nanny std module.
 
 import tokenize
 from functools import reduce
-from typing import List
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List
 
 from astroid import nodes
 
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ from pylint.constants import WarningScope
 from pylint.interfaces import IAstroidChecker, IRawChecker, ITokenChecker
 from pylint.utils.pragma_parser import OPTION_PO, PragmaParserError, parse_pragma
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pylint.lint import PyLinter
+
+
 _ASYNC_TOKEN = "async"
 _KEYWORD_TOKENS = [
     "assert",
@@ -819,6 +823,5 @@ class FormatChecker(BaseTokenChecker):
             )
 
 
-def register(linter):
-    """required method to auto register this checker"""
+def register(linter: "PyLinter") -> None:
     linter.register_checker(FormatChecker(linter))