# file lib.py
from typing import Sized

T = TypeVar('T', contravariant=True)
class ListLike(Sized, Protocol[T]):
    def append(self, x: T) -> None:
        pass

def populate(lst: ListLike[int]) -> None:
    ...

# file main.py
from lib import populate  # Note that ListLike is NOT imported

class MockStack:
    def __len__(self) -> int:
        return 42
    def append(self, x: int) -> None:
        print(x)

populate([1, 2, 3])    # Passes type check
populate(MockStack())  # Also OK