class OldIterable(Sized, Protocol[T]): def __getitem__(self, item: int) -> T: ... CompatIterable = Union[Iterable[T], OldIterable[T]] class A: def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[str]: ... class B: def __len__(self) -> int: ... def __getitem__(self, item: int) -> str: ... def iterate(it: CompatIterable[str]) -> None: ... iterate(A()) # OK iterate(B()) # OK