From cd7f2dc54920b9f09579f167eb4b46026c2223e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Felix C. A. Auer" <10127354+FelixCAAuer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:51:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add TYPE_CHECKING guard to prevent circular import

---
 Utilities.py | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Utilities.py b/Utilities.py
index 92d94ea..2585430 100644
--- a/Utilities.py
+++ b/Utilities.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import typing
-from typing import Literal, Dict
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, Dict
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
@@ -7,7 +9,8 @@
 
 from InOutModule.printer import Printer
 
-from InOutModule.CaseStudy import CaseStudy
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from InOutModule.CaseStudy import CaseStudy
 
 printer = Printer.getInstance()