encoding: define local identify functions with explicit type comments
This removes some obfuscation as far as pytype is concerned and
corrects many bogus type errors.
Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D7267
[tool.black]
line-length = 80
exclude = '''
build/
| wheelhouse/
| dist/
| packages/
| \.hg/
| \.mypy_cache/
| \.venv/
| mercurial/thirdparty/
| contrib/python-zstandard/
'''
skip-string-normalization = true
quiet = true