Type hints of config do not accept other values than str

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python
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Reproduce the mypy error using the shown Context.config assignment, then locate the type annotation for Context.config. Done means the boolean assignment type-checks without regressing the existing configuration typing.

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def foo(context: Context) -> None:
    context.config["some"] = True

fails in mypy with

x.py:5:30: error: Incompatible types in assignment (expression has type "bool", target has type "str")  [assignment]
        context.config["some"] = True
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