class PColor(Protocol): @abstractmethod def draw(self) -> str: ... def complex_method(self) -> int: # some complex code here ... class NiceColor(PColor): def draw(self) -> str: return "deep blue" class BadColor(PColor): def draw(self) -> str: return super().draw() # Error, no default implementation class ImplicitColor: # Note no 'PColor' base here def draw(self) -> str: return "probably gray" def complex_method(self) -> int: # class needs to implement this ... nice: NiceColor another: ImplicitColor def represent(c: PColor) -> None: print(c.draw(), c.complex_method()) represent(nice) # OK represent(another) # Also OK