diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index eb0abe1829fc6..22c805733aff2 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ repos:
             - flake8-comprehensions==3.1.0
             - flake8-bugbear==21.3.2
             - pandas-dev-flaker==0.2.0
+-   repo: local
+    hooks:
+    -   id: pyright
+        name: pyright
+        entry: pyright
+        language: node
+        pass_filenames: false
+        types: [python]
+        additional_dependencies: ['pyright@1.1.170']
 -   repo: local
     hooks:
     -   id: flake8-rst
diff --git a/pandas/core/computation/expr.py b/pandas/core/computation/expr.py
index d495f89970348..de593f958922d 100644
--- a/pandas/core/computation/expr.py
+++ b/pandas/core/computation/expr.py
@@ -265,7 +265,10 @@ def f(self, *args, **kwargs):
     return f
 
 
-_T = TypeVar("_T", bound="BaseExprVisitor")
+# should be bound by BaseExprVisitor but that creates a circular dependency:
+# _T is used in disallow, but disallow is used to define BaseExprVisitor
+# https://github.com/microsoft/pyright/issues/2315
+_T = TypeVar("_T")
 
 
 def disallow(nodes: set[str]) -> Callable[[type[_T]], type[_T]]:
@@ -279,11 +282,13 @@ def disallow(nodes: set[str]) -> Callable[[type[_T]], type[_T]]:
     """
 
     def disallowed(cls: type[_T]) -> type[_T]:
-        cls.unsupported_nodes = ()
+        # error: "Type[_T]" has no attribute "unsupported_nodes"
+        cls.unsupported_nodes = ()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
         for node in nodes:
             new_method = _node_not_implemented(node)
             name = f"visit_{node}"
-            cls.unsupported_nodes += (name,)
+            # error: "Type[_T]" has no attribute "unsupported_nodes"
+            cls.unsupported_nodes += (name,)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
             setattr(cls, name, new_method)
         return cls
 
diff --git a/pandas/core/reshape/tile.py b/pandas/core/reshape/tile.py
index b1ecd75c84f4b..4ea4c055c12b0 100644
--- a/pandas/core/reshape/tile.py
+++ b/pandas/core/reshape/tile.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """
 Quantilization functions and related stuff
 """
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from typing import (
     Any,
     Callable,
diff --git a/pandas/core/tools/timedeltas.py b/pandas/core/tools/timedeltas.py
index cbdd02aad1dd0..ca100a60a81b6 100644
--- a/pandas/core/tools/timedeltas.py
+++ b/pandas/core/tools/timedeltas.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 timedelta support tools
 """
+from __future__ import annotations
 
 import numpy as np
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 03c1485bd4e35..b51c0d012bfe7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -116,3 +116,47 @@ force_grid_wrap = 2
 force_sort_within_sections = true
 skip_glob = "env"
 skip = "pandas/__init__.py"
+
+[tool.pyright]
+pythonVersion = "3.8"
+typeCheckingMode = "strict"
+include = ["pandas"]
+exclude = ["pandas/tests"]
+reportGeneralTypeIssues = false
+reportConstantRedefinition = false
+reportFunctionMemberAccess = false
+reportImportCycles = false
+reportIncompatibleMethodOverride = false
+reportIncompatibleVariableOverride = false
+reportInvalidStubStatement = false
+reportInvalidTypeVarUse = false
+reportMissingImports = false
+reportMissingModuleSource = false
+reportMissingTypeArgument = false
+reportMissingTypeStubs = false
+reportOptionalCall = false
+reportOptionalIterable = false
+reportOptionalMemberAccess = false
+reportOptionalOperand = false
+reportOptionalSubscript = false
+reportOverlappingOverload = false
+reportPrivateImportUsage = false
+reportPrivateUsage = false
+reportPropertyTypeMismatch = false
+reportSelfClsParameterName = false
+reportUnboundVariable = false
+reportUnknownArgumentType = false
+reportUnknownLambdaType = false
+reportUnknownMemberType = false
+reportUnknownParameterType = false
+reportUnknownVariableType = false
+reportUnnecessaryComparison = false
+reportUnnecessaryIsInstance = false
+reportUnsupportedDunderAll = false
+reportUntypedBaseClass = false
+reportUntypedFunctionDecorator = false
+reportUntypedNamedTuple = false
+reportUnusedClass = false
+reportUnusedFunction = false
+reportUnusedImport = false
+reportUnusedVariable = false