Fixes for @jbrockmendel review

Author: MomIsBestFriend

pandas/core/internals/blocks.py

@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def make_block_same_class(self, values, placement=None, ndim=None):
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         # don't want to print out all of the items here
-        name = pprint_thing(type(self).__name__)
+        name = type(self).__name__
         if self._is_single_block:
 
             result = "{name}: {len} dtype: {dtype}".format(

pandas/core/internals/managers.py

@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ def __len__(self) -> int:
         return len(self.items)
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        output = pprint_thing(type(self).__name__)
+        output = type(self).__name__
         for i, ax in enumerate(self.axes):
             if i == 0:
                 output += "\nItems: {ax}".format(ax=ax)

pandas/core/series.py

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def __init__(
             elif is_extension_array_dtype(data):
                 pass
             elif isinstance(data, (set, frozenset)):
-                raise TypeError("{0!r} type is unordered".format(type(data).__name__))
+                raise TypeError(f"{repr(type(data).__name__)} type is unordered")
             elif isinstance(data, ABCSparseArray):
                 # handle sparse passed here (and force conversion)
                 data = data.to_dense()
@@ -1569,9 +1569,8 @@ def to_string(
         # catch contract violations
         if not isinstance(result, str):
             raise AssertionError(
-                "result must be of type unicode, type"
-                " of result is {0!r}"
-                "".format(type(result).__name__)
+                "result must be of type str, type"
+                f" of result is {repr(type(result).__name__)}"
             )
 
         if buf is None:

pandas/io/clipboard/__init__.py

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def __init__(self, message):
         super().__init__(message)
 
 
-def _stringifyText(text):
+def _stringifyText(text) -> str:
     acceptedTypes = (str, int, float, bool)
     if not isinstance(text, acceptedTypes):
         raise PyperclipException(
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def copy_qt(text):
         cb = app.clipboard()
         cb.setText(text)
 
-    def paste_qt():
+    def paste_qt() -> str:
         cb = app.clipboard()
         return str(cb.text())
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def copy_dev_clipboard(text):
         with open("/dev/clipboard", "wt") as fo:
             fo.write(text)
 
-    def paste_dev_clipboard():
+    def paste_dev_clipboard() -> str:
         with open("/dev/clipboard", "rt") as fo:
             content = fo.read()
         return content
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class ClipboardUnavailable:
         def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             raise PyperclipException(EXCEPT_MSG)
 
-        def __bool__(self):
+        def __bool__(self) -> bool:
             return False
 
     return ClipboardUnavailable(), ClipboardUnavailable()
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ def lazy_load_stub_paste():
     return paste()
 
 
-def is_available():
+def is_available() -> bool:
     return copy != lazy_load_stub_copy and paste != lazy_load_stub_paste